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Table 2 Incidence of index AOM visits by setting, age group, and year

From: Trends in healthcare utilization and costs associated with acute otitis media in the United States during 2008–2014

Rate of AOM cases per 1000 person-years (95% CI)

Age group

Setting

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2008–2014 Mean (range)

Overall

All

59.1 (59.0–59.2)

62.6 (62.5–62.7)

60.0 (60.0–60.1)

62.3 (62.2–62.4)

61.8 (61.7–61.8)

59.2 (59.1–59.2)

58.4 (58.3–58.5)

60.5 (58.4–62.6)

 

Hospitalized

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

 

ED/UC

3.7 (3.6–3.7)

3.7 (3.7–3.8)

3.9 (3.9–3.9)

4.5 (4.5–4.5)

5.1 (5.1–5.1)

5.7 (5.6–5.7)

6.3 (6.3–6.4)

4.7 (3.7–6.3)

 

Outpatient

55.4 (55.3–55.5)

58.8 (58.7–58.9)

56.0 (56.0–56.1)

57.7 (57.7–57.8)

56.6 (56.6–56.7)

53.5 (53.4–53.5)

52.0 (52.0–52.1)

55.7 (52.0–58.8)

<  1 y

All

499.4 (497.0–501.8)

502.3 (500.0–504.5)

486.7 (484.6–488.8)

475.4 (473.4–477.3)

476.5 (474.5–478.5)

448.3 (446.2–450.4)

431.8 (429.8–433.9)

474.3 (431.8–502.3)

 

Hospitalized

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

0.4 (0.4–0.5)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

0.5 (0.4–0.5)

0.5 (0.4–0.5)

0.4 (0.3–0.4)

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.5 (0.4–1.2)

 

ED/UC

29.9 (29.3–30.5)

29.9 (29.4–30.5)

29.0 (28.5–29.5)

31.3 (30.8–31.8)

32.3 (31.8–32.9)

32.4 (31.8–32.9)

30.8 (30.3–31.4)

30.8 (29.0–32.4)

 

Outpatient

469.0 (466.7–471.3)

471.9 (469.8–474.1)

456.5 (454.5–458.6)

443.7 (441.8–445.6)

443.7 (441.8–445.6)

415.6 (413.6–417.6)

400.6 (398.7–402.6)

443.0 (400.6–471.9)

1 y

All

495.8 (493.4–498.1)

515.5 (513.3–517.7)

506.5 (504.4–508.6)

520.5 (518.5–522.5)

513.3 (511.3–515.3)

496.8 (494.6–499.0)

478.6 (476.5–480.7)

503.9 (478.6–520.5)

 

Hospitalized

0.3 (0.2–0.3)

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

0.4 (0.3–0.4)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

0.3 (0.3–0.4)

0.4 (0.3–1.2)

 

ED/UC

34.9 (34.2–35.5)

35.7 (35.1–36.3)

35.6 (35.0–36.2)

39.6 (39.1–40.2)

40.3 (39.7–40.8)

42.5 (41.8–43.1)

43.1 (42.5–43.8)

38.8 (34.9–43.1)

 

Outpatient

460.6 (458.4–462.9)

479.5 (477.4–481.6)

469.8 (467.7–471.8)

480.5 (478.6–482.5)

472.8 (470.8–474.7)

454.0 (451.9–456.1)

435.1 (433.1–437.1)

464.6 (435.1–480.5)

2–4 y

All

309.2 (308.1–310.2)

325.1 (324.1–326.1)

313.0 (312.1–313.9)

328.3 (327.5–329.2)

323.7 (322.8–324.6)

314.9 (314.0–315.9)

299.8 (298.8–300.7)

316.3 (299.8–328.3)

 

Hospitalized

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

 

ED/UC

19.0 (18.8–19.3)

19.7 (19.5–20.0)

19.8 (19.6–20.0)

23.1 (22.8–23.3)

24.6 (24.4–24.8)

27.0 (26.7–27.3)

27.4 (27.1–27.7)

22.9 (19.0–27.4)

 

Outpatient

290.0 (289.0–291.0)

305.2 (304.3–306.2)

292.7 (291.8–293.6)

305.1 (304.3–306.0)

298.9 (298.1–299.8)

287.7 (286.8–288.7)

272.2 (271.3–273.1)

293.1 (272.2–305.2)

5–17 y

All

89.1 (88.8–89.3)

98.4 (98.2–98.6)

93.1 (92.8–93.3)

100.9 (100.7–101.1)

98.4 (98.2–98.6)

93.7 (93.5–94.0)

90.5 (90.3–90.7)

94.9 (89.1–100.9)

 

Hospitalized

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

 

ED/UC

5.3 (5.2–5.4)

5.8 (5.7–5.9)

6.0 (6.0–6.1)

7.3 (7.2–7.3)

8.0 (7.9–8.0)

8.9 (8.8–9.0)

9.7 (9.6–9.8)

7.3 (5.3–9.7)

 

Outpatient

83.7 (83.5–84.0)

92.6 (92.3–92.8)

86.9 (86.7–87.1)

93.6 (93.4–93.8)

90.4 (90.2–90.6)

84.8 (84.6–85.1)

80.8 (80.6–81.0)

87.5 (80.8–93.6)

18–49 y

All

30.4 (30.3–30.5)

33.2 (33.1–33.3)

32.1 (32.0–32.2)

33.7 (33.7–33.8)

33.9 (33.8–34.0)

33.5 (33.4–33.6)

34.5 (34.5–34.6)

33.1 (30.4–34.5)

 

Hospitalized

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

 

ED/UC

2.3 (2.2–2.3)

2.3 (2.3–2.3)

2.6 (2.5–2.6)

3.0 (3.0–3.0)

3.7 (3.6–3.7)

4.4 (4.3–4.4)

5.2 (5.2–5.2)

3.3 (2.3–5.2)

 

Outpatient

28.1 (28.0–28.2)

30.9 (30.8–31.0)

29.5 (29.4–29.6)

30.7 (30.6–30.8)

30.2 (30.1–30.3)

29.1 (29.0–29.2)

29.3 (29.3–29.4)

29.7 (28.1–30.9)

50–64 y

All

26.0 (25.9–26.1)

27.4 (27.3–27.5)

27.5 (27.4–27.6)

28.7 (28.6–28.8)

29.3 (29.2–29.4)

30.0 (29.9–30.1)

30.9 (30.8–31.0)

28.6 (26.0–30.9)

 

Hospitalized

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

 

ED/UC

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

1.2 (1.2–1.3)

1.5 (1.4–1.5)

1.9 (1.8–1.9)

2.3 (2.2–2.3)

2.8 (2.8–2.8)

1.7 (1.0–2.8)

 

Outpatient

25.0 (24.9–25.1)

26.4 (26.3–26.5)

26.2 (26.1–26.3)

27.2 (27.1–27.3)

27.4 (27.3–27.5)

27.7 (27.6–27.8)

28.1 (28.0–28.2)

26.9 (25.0–28.1)

65–74 y

All

19.5 (19.3–19.8)

21.6 (21.4–21.9)

22.7 (22.5–22.9)

23.7 (23.5–23.9)

25.0 (24.8–25.2)

26.5 (26.3–26.7)

26.9 (26.6–27.1)

23.7 (19.5–26.9)

 

Hospitalized

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

 

ED/UC

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.8 (0.8–0.8)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

1.3 (1.3–1.4)

1.6 (1.5–1.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

 

Outpatient

18.8 (18.5–19.0)

20.9 (20.7–21.1)

21.8 (21.6–22.0)

22.7 (22.5–22.9)

23.9 (23.7–24.2)

25.1 (24.9–25.3)

25.2 (25.0–25.4)

22.6 (18.8–25.2)

75–84 y

All

17.2 (16.9–17.4)

18.3 (18.0–18.6)

19.3 (19.1–19.6)

20.1 (19.9–20.4)

21.3 (21.0–21.5)

22.5 (22.2–22.7)

22.9 (22.6–23.2)

20.2 (17.2–22.9)

 

Hospitalized

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

 

ED/UC

0.5 (0.5–0.6)

0.5 (0.4–0.5)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.7 (0.7–0.8)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.1 (1.0–1.1)

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

 

Outpatient

16.5 (16.3–16.8)

17.7 (17.4–18.0)

18.6 (18.4–18.9)

19.3 (19.1–19.6)

20.4 (20.2–20.7)

21.4 (21.1–21.7)

21.7 (21.4–22.0)

19.4 (16.5–21.7)

≥ 85 y

All

13.9 (13.5–14.4)

14.1 (13.8–14.5)

15.6 (15.3–16.0)

16.2 (15.9–16.5)

17.1 (16.7–17.5)

17.6 (17.3–18.0)

17.9 (17.5–18.3)

16.1 (13.9–17.9)

 

Hospitalized

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

 

ED/UC

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

0.4 (0.3–0.4)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.6 (0.5–0.6)

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

0.5 (0.4–0.7)

 

Outpatient

13.4 (12.9–13.8)

13.6 (13.2–14.0)

15.0 (14.6–15.3)

15.6 (15.3–15.9)

16.4 (16.1–16.8)

16.9 (16.5–17.2)

17.1 (16.7–17.5)

15.4 (13.4–17.1)

  1. Abbreviations: ED emergency department; UC, urgent care