otitis externa: Inflammation of the anatomical structures of the outer ear and ear canal secondary to an infectious process. Bacterial etiology is most common, but fungal infection is also possible. Symptoms include erythema, edema, and pain.
Endpoint definition
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Endpoint definition steps |
FinnGen |
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Phenotype data |
473681 |
1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone |
473681 |
2. Check conditionsNone |
473681 |
3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters: 2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules. |
8368 |
4. Check minimum number of eventsNone |
8368 |
5. Include endpoints |
8846 |
6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) |
8455 |
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
Extra metadata
Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to Otitis externa based on the number of shared cases.
Similar with more cases:
- Diseases of external ear
- Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
- Any event in hilmo or specialist outpatient
Similar with less cases:
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
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Number of individuals | |||
Whole population | 79705 | 40861 | 38381 |
Only index persons | 71810 | 37481 | 34329 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
Whole population | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.07 |
Only index persons | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.31 |
Median age at first event (years) | |||
Whole population | 42.31 | 42.25 | 42.39 |
Only index persons | 43.52 | 43.50 | 43.54 |
-FinnGen-
Key figures
All | Female | Male | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 8455 | 4849 | 3606 |
Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.81 |
Median age at first event (years) | 51.73 | 48.28 | 56.38 |
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
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Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Association
Association between endpoint H8_EXTOTITIS and mortality.
Females
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
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H8_EXTOTITIS | 1.27 [1.14, 1.42] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 1.0 [0.99, 1.01] | 0.94 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 3046 out of 30502 females with H8_EXTOTITIS died.
Males
Parameter | HR [95% CI] | p-value |
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H8_EXTOTITIS | 1.27 [1.14, 1.41] | < 0.001 |
Birth year | 0.989 [0.98, 1.0] | 0.013 |
During the follow-up period (1.1.1998 — 31.12.2019), 3871 out of 28188 males with H8_EXTOTITIS died.
Mortality risk
Mortality risk for people of age
years, who have H8_EXTOTITIS.N-year risk | Females | Males |
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1 | 0.12% | 0.237% |
5 | 0.809% | 1.513% |
10 | 2.066% | 3.794% |
15 | 4.113% | 7.304% |
20 | 7.259% | 12.046% |
Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: H8_EXTOTITIS – Otitis externa
GWS hits: 1