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Published in final edited form as: J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Mar 23;124(9):957–962. doi: 10.1017/S0022215110000538

Table 4. Logistic regression analysis of the clinical correlates of HI^*.

Risk factors	Unweighted N with HI^*	Odds ratio^**	Confidence interval	P value
History of suppurative otitis media	13	4.6	2.34-8.99	0.01
History of Head injury	12	2.2	1.14-4.26	0.02
History of recurrent rhinosinusitis	9	1.1	0.52-2.20	NS
Transient ischemic attack	6	1.4	0.60-3.44	NS
Diabetes mellitus	4	1.5	0.51-3.57	NS
Hypertension	19	2.1	1.18-3.57	0.01

HI means hearing impairment.

^**

Adjusted for age.

NS- Non significant

Table 4. Logistic regression analysis of the clinical correlates of HI*.