Impacted cerumen
Description
auditory system disease: Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | H8_CERUMEN |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: H612, ICD-8: 38710 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: H612, ICD-8: 38710 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 631 | 312 | 319 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.42 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 60.92 | 60.28 | 61.54 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 5.07 | 4.81 | 5.33 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 7.61 | 5.45 | 9.72 |
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