Table 3.
| a: Multivariable Models for 5-yr Incidence of Hearing Impairment with IMT (Relative Risk & 95% Confidence Interval) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factors | Full Model | Reduced Model |
| Age (per 5 yr) | 1.27 (1.16, 1.39) | 1.27 (1.17, 1.38) |
| Men (vs. Women) | 1.91 (1.37, 2.65) | 1.87 (1.38, 2.54) |
| < College graduate | 1.24 (0.87, 1.77) | -- |
| Smoking (vs Never) | ||
| Current | 0.92 (0.59, 1.44) | -- |
| Past | 0.85 (0.60, 1.21) | -- |
| Exercise (at least 1×/week) | 0.86 (0.63, 1.17) | -- |
| Cardiovascular disease | 1.17 (0.62, 2.23) | -- |
| Hypertension | 1.03 (0.73, 1.44) | -- |
| Diabetes | 0.79 (0.43, 1.44) | -- |
| Current noisy job | 1.17 (0.78, 1.76) | -- |
| Alcohol, per 25 g/wk | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) | -- |
| BMI per 1 kg/m2 | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05) |
| Non-HDL cholesterol, per 20mg/dL | 0.93 (0.86, 1.02) | -- |
| IMT (per 0.1 mm) | 1.12 (1.03, 1.23) | 1.14 (1.04, 1.24) |
| b: Multivariable Models for 5-yr Incidence of Hearing Impairment with Plaque Count (Relative Risk & 95% Confidence Interval) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factors | Full Model | Reduced Model |
| Age (per 5 yr) | 1.28 (1.17, 1.40) | 1.30 (1.20, 1.41) |
| Men (vs. Women) | 1.92 (1.38, 2.69) | 1.99 (1.46, 2.72) |
| < College graduate | 1.32 (0.91, 1.92) | 1.41 (0.99, 2.01) |
| Smoking (vs Never) | ||
| Current | 0.86 (0.53, 1.37) | -- |
| Past | 0.87 (0.61, 1.23) | -- |
| Exercise (at least 1×/week) | 0.81 (0.59, 1.11) | -- |
| Cardiovascular disease | 1.17 (0.57, 2.39) | -- |
| Hypertension | 1.05 (0.74, 1.49) | -- |
| Diabetes | 0.86 (0.45, 1.64) | -- |
| Current noisy job | 1.16 (0.76, 1.77) | -- |
| Alcohol, per 25 g/wk | 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) | -- |
| BMI per 1 kg/m2 | 1.03 (1.00, 1.06) | -- |
| Non-HDL cholesterol, per 20mg/dL | 0.96 (0.88, 1.05) | -- |
| Plaque (per site) | 1.14 (0.98, 1.32) | 1.16 (1.01, 1.32) |