Table 5:

Association of PTA, QuickSIN speech-in-noise recognition, and HHIE-S with health-related quality of life subscales (N=948), Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Study, 2018–2019

	Physical functioning	Physical role limitation	Emotional role limitation	Energy/Fatigue	Emotional well-being	Social functioning	Pain	General Health
	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI	Ratio 95% CI
Pure-Tone Average (PTA)
Per 10-dB worse PTA	0.96	0.94	0.98	0.98	0.99	0.97	0.98	0.98
	0.93, 0.99	0.85, 1.04	0.94, 1.02	0.95, 1.01	0.98,1.01	0.95, 0.99	0.94, 1.01	0.96, 1.01
Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) Understanding
Per 5-unit better QuickSIN performance	1.01	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.01	1.02	1.00	1.02
	0.99, 1.04	0.95, 1.09	0.98, 1.03	1.00, 1.05	1.00, 1.02	1.01, 1.04	0.98, 1.03	1.00, 1.03
Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE-S)
Per 10-unit worse HHIE-S	0.93	0.84	0.94	0.92	0.96	0.93	0.95	0.94
	0.91, 0.95	0.78, 0.90	0.91, 0.97	0.90, 0.94	0.95, 0.97	0.91, 0.94	0.93, 0.97	0.93, 0.96

Notes:

Abbreviations: SD: Standard Deviation, CI: Confidence Interval

Subdomain scores of the 36-Item RAND Health Survey range from 0–100 with higher scores indication better health outcomes

Models adjusted for age, sex, race, education, marital status, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, stroke, use of prescription medication for depression, and study design characteristics.