Table 5.
Distribution of study variables according to the crude and adjusted average rate as per the Poisson regression model with robust variance and their respective 95% Confidence Intervals, for the number of correct responses in immediate memory (n = 134).
| Average rate ‒ Immediate Memory | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Non- adjusted (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted (95% CI) | p-value |
| Age | 0.99 (0.9, 1.00) | 0.0275 | ‒ | ‒ |
| At least one comorbidity (SAH, DM or Dyslipidemia) | 0.1569 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | 0.1569 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 0.96 (0.91, 1.02) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Smoker | 0.8698 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 1.01 (0.92, 1.10) | 0.8698 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Use of at least one medication (Benzodiazepine, Antidepressants) | 0.2698 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 1.03 (0.98, 1.09) | 0.2698 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Lack of balance | 0.5399 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | 0.5399 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Vertigo | 0.5793 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | 0.5793 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 0.98 (0.93, 1.04) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Tinnitus | 0.1513 | ‒ | ‒ | |
| No | 1 | 0.1513 | ‒ | ‒ |
| Yes | 0.96 (0.92, 1.01) | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| Hearing loss degree | 0.0400 | 0.0482a | ||
| Normal or mild | 1.06 (1.01, 1.11) | 0.0200 | 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) | 0.0138a |
| Moderate or slightly severe | 1 | ‒ | 1 | ‒ |
| Severe or complete | 1.02 (0.95, 1.10) | 0.5025 | 1.03 (0.97, 1.10) | 0.3415 |
| Laterality | 0.5614 | 0.7374 | ||
| Unilateral | 1.02 (0.96, 1.08) | 0.5614 | 0.99 (0.95, 1.04) | 0.7374 |
| Bilateral | 1 | ‒ | 1 | ‒ |
| Hypoacusis time (years) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | 0.3075 | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | 0.5938 |
| Hearing loss onset | 0.9814 | 0.9132 | ||
| Progressive | 1 | ‒ | 1 | ‒ |
| Sudden | 1.00 (0.92, 1.08) | 0.9814 | 1.00 (0.93, 1.07) | 0.9132 |
| Hearing loss type | 0.0002 | 0.0007 | ||
| Mixed | 1.07 (1.03, 1.12) | 0.0002 | 1.08 (1.03, 1.13) | 0.0007 |
| Sensorineural | 1 | ‒ | 1 | ‒ |
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p < 0.05.