Table 2.
Association between Audiometric Hearing and Depression at Year 5
| Continuous 10CESD* | Depression (10CESD*) Category | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N=1204) | ≥ 10 (N=503) | <10 (N=701) | ||||||
| N (both ears) | N (one ear) | Partial r | P-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Adjusted Mean Difference | P-value | |
| Low-Frequency | ||||||||
| 250 Hz | 1181 | 3 | 0.11 | 0.0002 | 26.40 (11.18) | 24.02 (9.95) | 2.29 | 0.0005 |
| Mid-Frequency | ||||||||
| 500 Hz | 1181 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.0010 | 24.92 (13.33) | 22.65 (11.54) | 2.28 | 0.0030 |
| 1000 Hz | 1181 | 6 | 0.07 | 0.0146 | 26.41 (14.94) | 24.50 (13.56) | 2.05 | 0.0195 |
| 2000 Hz | 1181 | 6 | 0.07 | 0.0302 | 33.90 (17.71) | 32.79 (17.23) | 2.51 | 0.0169 |
| Combined 500-2000 Hz | 1181 | 0.09 | 0.0042 | 28.41 (13.98) | 26.65 (12.57) | 2.28 | 0.0049 | |
| High-Frequency | ||||||||
| 4000 Hz | 1177 | 13 | 0.03 | 0.3013 | 45.79 (19.54) | 47.42 (19.65) | 1.09 | 0.3029 |
| 8000 Hz | 1151 | 88 | 0.03 | 0.3493 | 64.66 (18.08) | 65.45 (17.64) | 1.16 | 0.2724 |
| Combined 4000-8000 Hz | 1178 | 0.04 | 0.2381 | 55.37 (17.09) | 56.56 (16.92) | 1.15 | 0.2208 | |
Note: partial r, adjusted mean difference (10CESD ≥ 10 vs. 10CESD < 10), and p-values are adjusted for age, gender, race and medical comorbidities
*
10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale