Table 1.
Association between low-frequency hearing loss and self-reported early retirement in the HUNT Study
| Early retirement (N) | Model I | Model II | Model III | Model IV | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | OR (95% CI) | R2Adj (%) | OR (95% CI) | R2Adj(%) | OR (95% CI) | R2Adj (%) | OR (95% CI) | R2Adj (%) | |
| Men | ||||||||||
| Aged 31–45 years | 119 | 4264 | 1.63 (1.27–2.10) | 4.5 | 1.56 (1.18–2.07) | 8.3 | 1.44 (1.05–1.98) | 6.2 | 1.47 (1.07–2.04) | 11.1 |
| Aged 46–65 years | 1262 | 6497 | 1.25 (1.14–1.36) | 25.1 | 1.23 (1.11–1.35) | 27.0 | 1.20 (1.08–1.33) | 27.0 | 1.16 (1.05–1.29) | 32.1 |
| Women | ||||||||||
| Aged 31–45 years | 229 | 4823 | 1.17 (0.96–1.43) | 2.7 | 1.14 (0.91–1.42) | 4.9 | 1.07 (0.81–1.42) | 4.8 | 1.02 (0.77–1.35) | 8.5 |
| Aged 46–65 years | 1698 | 6848 | 1.16 (1.07–1.26) | 15.7 | 1.14 (1.05–1.25) | 17.1 | 1.11 (1.01–1.23) | 18.4 | 1.12 (1.00–1.24) | 25.1 |
OR per 10 dB mean bilateral loss.
Model I = adjusted for medium- and high-frequency hearing loss and age per year.
Model II = adjusted for medium- and high-frequency hearing loss, age per year and educational level in HUNT1.
Model III = adjusted for medium- and high-frequency hearing loss, age per year, educational level in HUNT1 and position in labour market in HUNT1.
Model IV = adjusted for medium- and high-frequency hearing loss, age per year, educational level in HUNT1, position in labour market in HUNT1 and general health HUNT1.
R2 Adj = Nagelkerke R2.
Number of participants in analysis is based on model I, N varies from 25 740 (model I) to 19 184 (model IV) owing to missing information.