Table 1.

Characteristics of Individuals with Otosclerosis Who Received Stapedectomies.^a

Characteristic	Overall, No.	Female, No.	Male, No.
Overall cohort, No. (%)	6025	3553 (58.97)	2472 (41.03)
Age at initial stapedectomy
26–30	225	162	93
31–40	1183	742	441
41–50	1625	990	635
51–60	1309	769	640
61–70	674	361	313
−70	238	133	105
Number of children at initial stapedectomy
0	4486	2653	1833
1	785	468	317
2	515	302	213
3	180	101	79
4	46	23	23
5–8	13	6	7

^aAge at initial stapedectomy was calculated using the date of the first incidence of stapedectomy and date of birth.