Table 4.
Multivariate analyses for hearing by several factors including factors relevant to obesity in females
| Independent variable | PTA-low |
PTA-high |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β±SE | P-value | Model R2 | β±SE | P-value | Model R2 | |
| Age, height, HTN, DM, alcohol, Weight | 0.278 | 0.260 | ||||
| Age | 0.484±0.062 | <0.001 | 0.806±0.082 | <0.001 | ||
| Height | –0.279±0.084 | 0.001 | - | - | ||
| HTN | - | - | - | - | ||
| DM | 4.166±1.701 | 0.015 | 5.340±2.358 | 0.024 | ||
| Alcohol | - | - | - | - | ||
| Weight | 0.125±0.057 | 0.029 | - | - | ||
| Age, height, HTN, DM, alcohol, BMI | 0.278 | 0.260 | ||||
| Age | 0.484±0.062 | <0.001 | 0.806±0.082 | <0.001 | ||
| Height | 0.312±0.142 | 0.029 | - | - | ||
| HTN | - | - | - | - | ||
| DM | 4.171±1.700 | 0.015 | 5.340±2.358 | 0.024 | ||
| Alcohol | - | - | - | - | ||
| BMI | 0.312±0.142 | 0.029 | - | - | ||
| Age, height, HTN, DM, alcohol, WC | 0.281 | 0.260 | ||||
| Age | 0.464±0.063 | <0.001 | 0.806±0.082 | <0.001 | ||
| Height | –0.228±0.079 | 0.004 | - | - | ||
| HTN | - | - | - | - | ||
| DM | 4.068±1.698 | 0.017 | 5.340±2.358 | 0.024 | ||
| Alcohol | - | - | - | - | ||
| WC | 0.130±0.053 | 0.014 | - | - | ||
| Age, height, HTN, DM, alcohol, TAT | 0.282 | 0.263 | ||||
| Age | 0.481±0.062 | <0.001 | 0.791±0.082 | <0.001 | ||
| Height | –0.218±0.079 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| HTN | - | - | - | - | ||
| DM | 4.614±1.670 | 0.006 | 5.145±2.358 | 0.030 | ||
| Alcohol | - | - | - | - | ||
| TAT | 0.006±0.002 | 0.011 | 0.005±0.003 | 0.139 | ||
| Age, height, HTN, DM, alcohol, VAT | 0.284 | 0.266 | ||||
| Age | 0.471±0.062 | <0.001 | 0.780±0.083 | <0.001 | ||
| Height | –0.219±0.079 | 0.006 | 4.831±2.365 | 0.042 | ||
| HTN | - | - | - | - | ||
| DM | 4.317±1.675 | 0.010 | 4.831±2.365 | 0.042 | ||
| Alcohol | - | - | - | - | ||
| VAT | 0.015±0.006 | 0.006 | 0.014±0.008 | 0.064 | ||
All factors relevant to abdominal fat were significantly related with PTA-low, meanwhile, 3 of 5 factors were not related with PTA-high.
PTA-low, hearing thresholds at low frequencies; PTA-high, hearing thresholds at high frequencies; SE, standard error; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; TAT, total adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.