Table III.
Cox proportional hazard models for incident all-cause dementia per 10 decibel (dB) of hearing loss
| N | Hazard per 10 dB of Hearing Lossa (95% CI) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Model b | 638 | 1.27 (1.06 – 1.50) |
.008 |
|
Base + Blessed
Score |
638 | 1.24 (1.04 – 1.48) |
.01 |
|
Base with age
as time scale |
638 | 1.29 (1.08 – 1.53) |
.005 |
|
Base + hearing
aid use |
566 | 1.33 (1.07 – 1.64) |
.008 |
a
Hearing loss defined by the pure tone average (PTA) of air-conduction hearing thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz in the better-hearing ear.
b
Base model covariates include sex, age, race, education, diabetes, smoking, and hypertension