Table 2.

Univariable risk regression of risk factors of the hearing loss of infants (aged 3 months)

Characteristics	Risk ratio	95% CI	P-value
Intrauterine infection	13.3	5.4–32.5	<0.001
Family history of congenital sensorineural hearing loss	25.5	14.4–45.1	<0.001
Birth weight <1,500 g	4.3	2.3–8.1	<0.001
Birth weight 1,500–2,500 g	2.0	1.3–3.0	0.003
APGAR score <6 at 5 minutes	22.4	16.0–31.4	<0.001
Craniofacial anomalies	17.2	11.4–25.8	<0.001
Use of breathing machine >5 days	25.2	18.0–35.3	<0.001
Meningitis	22.8	13.3–39.0	<0.001
Sepsis	27.6	19.6–38.7	<0.001
Ototoxic exposure	24.1	17.1–33.9	<0.001
Severe hyperbilirubinemia (term ≥18 mg/dL, preterm ≥15 mg/dL)	22.3	15.5–32.1	<0.001

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval; APGAR, Activity Pulse Grimace Appearance and Respiration.