Other disorders of ear
Description
auditory system disease: Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H8_OTHEREAR |
| Include | H8_CONSENHEARINGLOSS, H8_OTHHEARINGLOSS, H8_OTALGIA, H8_OTORRHOEA, H8_OTORRHAGIA, H8_DEGVASCEAR, H8_TINNITUS, H8_ABNAUDPER, H8_ACOUSNERVDIS, H8_EARNAS, H8_POSTOP |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 13311 | 6997 | 6314 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 10.04 | 9.31 | 11.0 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 60.56 | 59.57 | 61.65 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 43.75 | 43.45 | 44.09 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.39 | 3.54 | 5.32 |