Table 5. Prevalence (%) of self-reported other adverse health indicators and the association with experiencing permanent hearing-related symptoms (N = 943).

	Permanent hearing-related symptoms
	%	ORa (95% CI)
Total study population	9.2
Health indicators
Adverse perceived general health	47.1	2.03 (1.26–3.25)**
Adverse mental health	55.2	2.68 (1.66–4.33)***
Depressive symptoms	56.3	2.58 (1.60–4.16)***
Thoughts about suicide (past year)	31.0	1.99 (1.19–3.34)**

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^aAdjusted for age, sex, ethnicity and home situation.

**P<0.01.

***P<0.001.