Table 2.
Sociodemographic, clinical and metabolic parameters of patients with T2DM in comparison with normal and impaired hearing (n=396)
| Normal hearing (n=100) | Impaired hearing (n=296) | P value | |
| Males (%) | 23 (25.3) | 68 (74.7) | 0.31 |
| Females (%) | 77 (25.2) | 228 (74.8) | 0.31 |
| Age (years) | 44.9 (±9.96) | 49.85 (±8.77) | <0.001 |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 9.36 (±6.04) | 10.61 (±6.17) | 0.07 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 123.38 (1.69) | 125.9 (1.02) | 0.21 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 79.11 (1.17) | 77.9 (.61) | 0.34 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.06 (±5.84) | 27.4 (±5.1) | 0.28 |
| WC (cm) | 102.8 (1.3) | 100.47 (.72) | 0.11 |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.29 (±2.3) | 9.45 (±2.23) | 0.52 |
| FBS (mg/dL) | 224.69 (10.4) | 233.35 (5.29) | 0.43 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 179.3 (5.04) | 191.23 (2.94) | 0.04 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 196.35 (11.32) | 220 (7.32) | 0.09 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 44.4 (2.24) | 43.48 (.78) | 0.59 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 108.6 (10.06) | 112.37 (3.9) | 0.72 |
| Right ear 4 f PTA (dB HL) | 23.04 (.43) | 38.95 (.49) | <0.001 |
| Left ear 4 f PTA (dB HL) | 22.85 (.38) | 38.59 (.45) | <0.001 |
| MNSI history | 5.32 (±2.8) | 5.97 (±2.8) | 0.04 |
| MNSI exam | 1.35 (.15) | 2.63 (.15) | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as frequencies, mean, median, SD or SE of mean.
BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; HbA1c, haemoglobin A1C; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MNSI, Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument; 4 f PTA, four-frequency pure-tone average; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; WC, waist circumference.