Table 2 Incidence rates of AOM in the overall study population, over the total study period by age group
From: Incidence of acute otitis media in children < 16 years old in Germany during 2014–2019
Overall (2014–2019) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Trend test (p-value) a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall (all age-groups) | ||||||||
N episodes | 327,726 | 64,045 | 61,289 | 59,113 | 52,840 | 50,242 | 47,346 | |
Rate per 1,000 CY (95% CI) | 91.14 (90.83–91.45) | 101.36 (100.58–102.15) | 97.57 (96.80–98.35) | 95.91 (95.14–96.69) | 86.71 (85.97–87.45) | 83.06 (82.34–83.79) | 79.11 (78.40–79.83) | 0.003 |
0–1 age group | ||||||||
N episodes | 75,400 | 14,442 | 13,667 | 13,293 | 12,137 | 11,465 | 10,765 | |
Rate per 1,000 CY (95% CI) | 174.55 (173.31–175.80) | 209.01 (205.62–212.45) | 191.76 (188.56–195.01) | 182.80 (179.71–185.93) | 164.76 (161.84–167.72) | 155.65 (152.82–158.53) | 147.49 (144.71–150.30) | 0.003 |
2–4 age group | ||||||||
N episodes | 139,403 | 27,225 | 25,607 | 24,862 | 22,728 | 21,535 | 21,112 | |
Rate per 1,000 CY (95% CI) | 207.65 (206.56–208.74) | 239.38 (236.55–242.24) | 224.05 (221.31–226.81) | 217.55 (214.85–220.27) | 196.75 (194.20–199.32) | 183.22 (180.78–185.68) | 179.39 (176.98–181.83) | 0.003 |
5–15 age group | ||||||||
N episodes | 112,923 | 22,378 | 22,015 | 20,958 | 17,975 | 17,242 | 15,469 | |
Rate per 1,000 CY (95% CI) | 45.30 (45.04–45.57) | 49.84 (49.19–50.49) | 49.74 (49.09–50.41) | 48.82 (48.16–49.48) | 42.78 (42.15–43.41) | 41.68 (41.06–42.31) | 37.94 (37.34–38.54) | 0.003 |