Table 3.

Association between perceived hearing difficulties and part-time employment in the HUNT Study

Perceived hearing difficulties	Part-time employment vs. full-time employment
	OR (95% CI)
N = 3933
Men aged 46–65 years
No perceived hearing disability	1.00 (reference)
Perceived HI and a small disability	2.23 (1.40–3.56)
Perceived HI and a moderate disability	3.10 (1.80–5.34)
Perceived HI and a severe disability	1.57 (0.61–4.03

The model was adjusted for low-, mid- and high-frequency hearing loss, age per year, educational level, position in labour market and health in HUNT1.

Nagelkerke adjusted R²: 4.8% for men aged 46–65 years.

Total number of men and women (young and middle aged) in the analysis was 13 027.