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Table 2.

Correlation of hearing loss variables with different components of Metabolic Syndrome

Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r value)		Hearing loss	PTA right ear	PTA left ear	OAE
Diabetes Mellitus	r*	0.714 (High +)	0.581 (Mod. +)	0.526 (Mod. +)	0.700 (High +)
Diabetes Mellitus	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
Serum Triglycerides	r*	0.533 (Mod. +)	0.560 (Mod. +)	0.492 (Mod. +)	0.530 (Mod. +)
Serum Triglycerides	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
Serum HDL	r*	− 0.456 (Mod. -)	− 0.404 (Mod. -)	− 0.371 (Low -)	− 0.455 (Mod. -)
Serum HDL	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
Obesity(Waist Circumference)	r*	0.302 (Low +)	0.309 (Low +)	0.259 (Low +)	0.303 (Low +)
Obesity(Waist Circumference)	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
DBP	r*	0.707 (High +)	0.568 (Mod. +)	0.578 (Mod. +)	0.701 (High +)
DBP	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
SBP	r*	0.594 (Mod. +)	0.454 (Mod. +)	0.433 (Mod. +)	0.591 (Mod. +)
SBP	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001
H/o alcohol	r*	0.138 (V.low +)	0.135 (V.low +)	0.079 (V.low +)	0.155 (V.low +)
H/o alcohol	p value^#	0.051	0.057	0.266	0.028
H/o smoking	r*	0.071 (V.low +)	0.106 (V.low +)	0.125 (V.low +)	0.066 (V.low +)
H/o smoking	p value^#	0.318	0.137	0.079	0.353
> 3 components of metabolic Syndrome	r*	0.490 (Mod. +)	0.582 (Mod. +)	0.479 (Mod. +)	0.484 (Mod. +)
> 3 components of metabolic Syndrome	p value^#	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001