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Table 2 AOM IRs by patient characteristics at the time of episode (2003–2019)

From: Incidence of acute otitis media from 2003 to 2019 in children ≤ 17 years in England

 

N episodes

N PY at risk

Rate per 100,000 PY (95% CI)

All individuals

274,008

7,423,879.3

3690.9 (3677.1–3704.8)

Age group

  < 2 years

53,737

648,469.9

8286.7 (8216.8–8357.1)

 2–4 years

99,641

1,253,057.0

7951.8 (7902.5–8001.4)

 5–17 years

120,630

5,522,352.4

2184.4 (2172.1–2196.8)

Sex

 Male

144,196

3,839,363.1

3755.7 (3736.4–3775.2)

 Female

129,812

3,584,516.3

3621.5 (3601.8–3641.2)

Geographic region

 North East

5380

156,221.8

3443.8 (3352.4–3537.1)

 North West

47,586

1,221,914.1

3894.4 (3859.5–3929.5)

 Yorkshire & The Humber

10,708

251,982.5

4249.5 (4169.4–4330.8)

 East Midlands

7174

191,623.0

3743.8 (3657.7–3831.5)

 West Midlands

39,151

904,505.1

4328.4 (4285.7–4371.5)

 East of England

32,387

752,913.2

4301.6 (4254.8–4348.7)

 South West

30,691

860,252.7

3567.7 (3527.9–3607.8)

 South Central

40,621

988,238.4

4110.5 (4070.6–4150.6)

 London

23,212

933,034.1

2487.8 (2455.9–2520.0)

 South East Coast

37,098

1,163,194.4

3189.3 (3157.0–3221.9)

Urbanicity

 Urban

235,878

6,478,533.4

3640.9 (3626.2–3655.6)

 Rural

38,130

945,345.9

4033.4 (3993.1–4074.1)

Social deprivation (IMD Score)

 Quintile 1 (least deprived)

69,264

1,770,303.3

3912.6 (3883.5–3941.8)

 Quintile 2

57,076

1,492,482.6

3824.2 (3792.9–3855.7)

 Quintile 3

55,562

1,458,851.2

3808.6 (3777.0–3840.4)

 Quintile 4

49,036

1,352,620.8

3625.3 (3593.2–3657.5)

 Quintile 5 (most deprived)

42,862

1,343,841.2

3189.5 (3159.4–3219.9)

  1. Abbreviations: AOM Acute otitis media, IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation, IR Incidence rate, N Number, PY Person-years