Table 5.
Longitudinal analyses of ear infections and hearing problems by indigenous status (excluding hearing impairment at baseline)*
|
Non-indigenous children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B cohort | K cohort | ||||
| Number of ear infections |
% (n) |
Hearing problems at age 6/7 years AOR [95% CI] |
Number of ear infections |
% (n) |
Hearing problems at age 10/11 years AOR [95% CI] |
| Never |
|
ref |
Never |
|
ref |
| Once |
9.6 (462) |
4.5 [2.8-7.1] |
Once |
8.7 (402) |
4.6 [2.4-8.7] |
| Twice |
2.8 (137) |
8.9 [4.9-15.9] |
Twice |
1.6 (72) |
17.1 [7.9-36.7] |
| Three times + |
0.5 (24) |
31.7 [12.7-79.3] |
Three times + |
0.5 (22) |
51.0 [19.2-135.4] |
|
Indigenous children | |||||
|
B cohort |
K cohort |
||||
| Number of ear infections |
% (n) |
Hearing problems at age 6/7 years AOR [95% CI] |
Number of ear infections |
% (n) |
Hearing problems at age 10/11 years AOR [95% CI] |
| Never |
|
ref |
Never |
|
ref |
| Once |
13.9 (31) |
n/a |
Once |
11.6 (20) |
6.1 [0.3-127.0] |
| Twice |
4.8 (11) |
4.8 [0.6-34.2] |
Twice |
2.9 (5) |
41.9 [0.9-1958.6] |
| Three times + | 0.4 (1) | n/a | Three times + | 1.2 (2) | n/a |
* Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) and 95% Confidence Interval [95% CI]; Confounder variables were sex, employment and school completion of parents, remoteness, and SEIFA economic resource (shown in Table 1).