Table 2.
Associations between hearing loss, work ability, and sick leave among teachers
| Work ability | Sick leave | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor– moderate n (%) |
Good– excellent n (%) |
Poor-moderate N = 311 PR (95% CI)a |
p value | Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Yes N = 238 PR (95% CI)a |
p value | |
| Good hearing | 180 (36) | 325 (64) | 1 | 151 (30) | 352 (70) | 1 | ||
| Insufficient hearing | 77 (53) | 69 (47) | 1.40 (1.16–1.70) | < 0.001 | 47 (32) | 98 (67) | 1.10 (0.83–1.44) | 0.52 |
| Poor hearing | 54 (63) | 32 (37) | 1.67 (1.36–2.06) | < 0.001 | 40 (47) | 42 (49) | 1.60 (1.21–2.10) | < 0.001 |
aPrevalence Ratio (95% confidence interval) adjusted for age, sex, level of education, type of work tasks, current work hours per week, and working as a physical education teacher