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Table 1 Patients Characteristics of the Validation Cohort

From: Measuring health-related quality of life in chronic otitis media in a Chinese population: cultural adaption and validation of the Zurich Chronic Middle Ear Inventory (ZCMEI-21-Chn)

 

Validation Cohort (n = 208)

Male to female ratio

85 (41%): 123 (59%)

Age (years)

46 (14)

COM, type - n%

 - OMCS

150 (72%)

 - OMCC

51 (25%)

 - both

7 (3%)

Affected Ear(s)

 - left

92 (44%)

 - right

70 (34%)

 - both

46 (22%)

Previous surgical history due to COM – n%

 yes

37 (18%)

 no

171 (82%)

Disease duration (months)

221 (203)

  1. Data are mean (SD) or number (%)
  2. COM chronic otitis media; OMCS otitis media chronica simplex; OMCC otitis media chronica cholesteatomatosa