Table 3.
Proportion of AOM cases by setting, age group, and year
| Proportion of AOM cases (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Setting | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2008–2014 Average (range) |
| Overall | Hospitalization | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
| ED/UC visits | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 7.8 (6.0–10.9) | |
| Outpatient visits | 93.8 | 94.0 | 93.3 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 90.4 | 89.1 | 92.1 (89.1–94.0) | |
| < 1 y | Hospitalization | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
| ED/UC visits | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.5 (6.0–7.2) | |
| Outpatient visits | 93.9 | 94.0 | 93.8 | 93.3 | 93.1 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 93.4 (92.7–94.0) | |
| 1 y | Hospitalization | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |
| ED/UC visits | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.7 (6.9–9.0) | |
| Outpatient visits | 92.9 | 93.0 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 92.1 | 91.4 | 90.9 | 92.2 (90.9–93.0) | |
| 2–4 y | Hospitalization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| ED/UC visits | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 7.3 (6.1–9.1) | |
| Outpatient visits | 93.8 | 93.9 | 93.5 | 92.9 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 90.8 | 92.7 (90.8–93.9) | |
| 5–17 y | Hospitalization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 (0.0–0.1) |
| ED/UC visits | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 7.7 (5.9–10.7) | |
| Outpatient visits | 94.0 | 94.1 | 93.4 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 90.5 | 89.3 | 92.3 (89.3–94.1) | |
| 18–49 y | Hospitalization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
| ED/UC visits | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 (7.0–15.0) | |
| Outpatient visits | 92.5 | 93.0 | 91.8 | 91.0 | 89.2 | 86.9 | 84.9 | 89.9 (84.9–93.0) | |
| 50–64 y | Hospitalization | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) |
| ED/UC visits | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 5.8 (3.8–9.1) | |
| Outpatient visits | 96.0 | 96.1 | 95.4 | 94.9 | 93.6 | 92.4 | 90.9 | 94.2 (90.9–96.1) | |
| 65–74 y | Hospitalization | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) |
| ED/UC visits | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4.1 (3.0–6.0) | |
| Outpatient visits | 96.3 | 96.7 | 96.1 | 95.7 | 95.8 | 94.7 | 93.8 | 95.6 (93.8–96.7) | |
| 75–84 y | Hospitalization | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) |
| ED/UC visits | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.5 (2.7–4.7) | |
| Outpatient visits | 96.4 | 96.8 | 96.4 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 95.4 | 94.9 | 96.0 (94.9–96.8) | |
| ≥ 85 y | Hospitalization | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
| ED/UC visits | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 (2.7–3.9) | |
| Outpatient visits | 96.0 | 96.3 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 96.1 | 95.6 | 95.4 | 95.9 (95.4–96.3) | |
Abbreviations: ED emergency department; UC, urgent care