Table 4.
Age and sex adjusted prevalence ear disease in the population (with or without hearing loss)
| Left ear | Right ear | Total ears | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95% CI) | N | % | N | % | |
| Any ear disease | 86 | 6.0 (4.7, 7.5) | 80 | 6.0 (4.5, 8.0) | 166 | 6.0 (4.7, 7.5) |
| Outer | ||||||
| Impacted wax | 37 | 2.3 (1.6, 3.2) | 33 | 2.0 (1.3, 3.1) | 70 | 2.2 (1.6, 3.0) |
| Otitis externa | 5 | 0.7 (0.3, 1.8) | 3 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.7) | 8 | 0.6 (0.3, 1.6) |
| Middle | ||||||
| COM – wet perforation | 12 | 1.0 (0.5, 2.0) | 11 | 0.9 (0.4, 1.7) | 23 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) |
| COM – dry perforation | 26 | 1.6 (1.0, 2.5) | 24 | 1.7 (1.1, 2.8) | 50 | 1.7 (1.1, 2.5) |
| OME | 1 | 0.07 (0.01,0.5) | 5 | 0.4 (0.1, 1.1) | 6 | 0.2 (0.07, 0.6) |
| Other middle ear | 5 | 0.3 (0.1, 0.7) | 4 | 0.4 (0.1, 1.2) | 9 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.7) |
| Normal ear examination | 1255 | 93.8 (92.1, 95.1) | 1261 | 93.7 (91.7, 95.3) | 2516 | 93.8 (92.1, 95.0) |
| Total | 1344a | 100.0 | 1344a | 100.0 | 2688 (100.0) | |
a3 participants missing ear examination