Otitis externa

H8_EXTOTITIS

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

FinnGen phenotype data

429209 individuals

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Apply sex-specific rule None

429209

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Check conditions None

429209

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Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filters

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 H60
Cause of death: ICD-10 H60

2 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.

7132

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Check minimum number of events None

7132

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Remove individuals based on genotype QC

7249

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H8_EXTOTITIS

Control definitions

Control exclude H8_EXTERNAL

Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF2
Parent code in ICD-10 H60-H62
Name in latin Otitis externa

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 7249 4133 3116
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.76 1.80 1.71
Mean age at first event (years) 49.92 47.08 53.70

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 0.03 1.64 [1.02, 2.62] 4.0e-2 562
15 years 0.01 1.28 [0.92, 1.78] 1.5e-1 260
5 years 0.00 2.28 [1.74, 2.99] 2.1e-9 159
1 year 0.00 3.49 [2.44, 5.00] 8.4e-12 48

Age distribution of first events

Year distribution of first events

Cumulative Incidence

Correlations

Index endpoint: H8_EXTOTITIS – Otitis externa
GWS hits: 1

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Otitis externa
after Otitis externa

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Otitis externa

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