Table 10.
Latent classes of hearing, cognition, and comorbidities: five-class model.
| Predicted probability of class membership | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 | Class 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.044 | 0.330 | 0.197 | 0.142 | 0.287 | |
| Cognitive impairment | |||||
| No | 0.000 | 0.597 | 0.150 | 0.327 | 0.637 |
| Yes | 1.000 | 0.403 | 0.850 | 0.673 | 0.363 |
| Hearing loss | |||||
| None | 0.082 | 0.268 | 0.157 | 0.247 | 0.574 |
| Mild | 0.000 | 0.451 | 0.571 | 0.25 | 0.317 |
| Moderate/severe | 0.918 | 0.281 | 0.271 | 0.502 | 0.109 |
| Heart disease | |||||
| No | 1.000 | 0.32 | 0.822 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Yes | 0.000 | 0.68 | 0.178 | 1.000 | 0.000 |
| Atherosclerosis | |||||
| No | 1.000 | 0.459 | 0.696 | 0.584 | 0.811 |
| Yes | 0.000 | 0.541 | 0.304 | 0.416 | 0.189 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | |||||
| No | 0.551 | 0.829 | 0.871 | 0.834 | 1.000 |
| Yes | 0.449 | 0.171 | 0.129 | 0.166 | 0.000 |
| Hypertension | |||||
| No | 0.021 | 0.348 | 1.000 | 0.559 | 0.303 |
| Yes | 0.979 | 0.652 | 0.000 | 0.441 | 0.697 |
| Diabetes | |||||
| No | 0.658 | 0.000 | 0.396 | 1.000 | 0.657 |
| Yes | 0.342 | 1.000 | 0.604 | 0.000 | 0.343 |
| Depression | |||||
| No | 0.000 | 0.275 | 0.250 | 0.356 | 0.588 |
| Yes | 1.000 | 0.725 | 0.750 | 0.644 | 0.412 |
Note. Hearing loss based on better ear pure-tone average at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz: none (< 25 dB HL), mild (26–40 dB HL), and moderate-severe (> 40 dB HL).