Table 2. Multivariate- Adjusted^* Hazard Ratios for Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Incident Hearing Loss.

		Cases	Age-Adjusted Hazard Ratio	Multivariate-Adjusted Hazard Ratio
BMI	<19	8	0.58 (0.29-1.15)	0.63 (0.31-1.26)
	19-24 (ref)	1276	1 ref	1 ref
	25-29	1505	1.02 (0.95-1.10)	1.00 (0.92-1.08)
	≥30	373	1.11 (0.99-1.25)	1.03 (0.92-1.17)
Smoking none			1 ref	1 ref
Smoking past		1651	1.11 (1.03-1.19)	1.09 (1.01-1.17)
Smoking Current	1-4cig/d	20	0.68 (0.44-1.06)	0.66 (0.43-1.04)
	5-14cig/d	38	0.85 (0.61-1.18)	0.84 (0.60-1.16)
	15+cig/d	84	0.85 (0.68-1.06)	0.83 (0.66-1.04)
Hypertension	no		1 ref	1 ref
	yes	1293	1.04 (0.97-1.11)	0.96 (0.88-1.03)
Diabetes	no		1 ref	1 ref
	yes	164	0.96 (0.82-1.12)	0.92 (0.78-1.08)
Elevated Cholesterol	no		1 ref	1 ref
	yes	1563	1.16 (1.08-1.24)	1.10 (1.02-1.18)

^*Adjusted for age, BMI, race, profession, smoking, hypertension, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, aspirin, NSAID, acetaminophen use