Table 3.
Hearing status in different frequencies according to PTAa test in the study groups.
| Frequency (Hz) | Hearing status |
Diabetes's control status
|
P-value
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Good control
|
Poor control
|
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| Right ear, No. (%) | Left ear, No. (%) | Right ear, No. (%) | Left ear, No. (%) | Right ear | Left ear | ||
| 250 | Normal | 43 (82.7%) | 46 (88.5%) | 50 (96.2%) | 49 (94.2%) | 0.026 | 0.244 |
| Abnormal | 9 (17.3%) | 6 (11.5%) | 2 (3.8%) | 3 (5.8%) | |||
| 500 | Normal | 43 (82.7%) | 46 (88.5%) | 50 (96.2%) | 49 (94.2%) | 0.026 | 0.244 |
| Abnormal | 9 (17.3%) | 6 (11.5%) | 2 (3.8%) | 3 (5.8%) | |||
| 1,000 | Normal | 44 (84.6%) | 47 (90.4%) | 42 (80.8%) | 45 (86.5%) | 0.604 | 0.539 |
| Abnormal | 8 (15.4%) | 5 (9.6%) | 10 (19.2%) | 7 (13.5%) | |||
| 2,000 | Normal | 36 (69.2%) | 40 (76.9%) | 38 (73.1%) | 38 (73.1%) | 0.665 | 0.651 |
| Abnormal | 16 (30.8%) | 12 (23.1%) | 14 (26.9%) | 14 (26.9%) | |||
| 4,000 | Normal | 29 (55.8%) | 29 (55.8%) | 29 (55.8%) | 33 (63.5%) | 0.999 | 0.424 |
| Abnormal | 23 (44.2%) | 23 (44.2%) | 23 (44.2%) | 19 (35.5%) | |||
| 8,000 | Normal | 28 (53.8%) | 28 (53.8%) | 29 (55.8%) | 17 (32.7%) | 0.844 | 0.029 |
| Abnormal | 24 (46.2%) | 24 (46.2%) | 23 (44.2%) | 35 (67.3%) | |||
| 9,000 | Normal | 19 (36.5%) | 22 (42.3%) | 17 (32.7%) | 15 (28.8%) | 0.082 | 0.006 |
| Abnormal | 11 (21.2%) | 8 (15.4%) | 21 (40.4%) | 23 (44.2%) | |||
| 10,000 | Normal | 13 (25%) | 19 (36.5%) | 15 (28.2%) | 14 (26.9%) | 0.244 | 0.025 |
| Abnormal | 17 (32.7%) | 11 (21.2%) | 23 (44.2%) | 24 (46.2%) | |||
| 11,000 | Normal | 7 (13.5%) | 12 (23.1%) | 9 (17.3%) | 5 (9.6%) | 0.257 | 0.011 |
| Abnormal | 23 (44.2%) | 18 (34.6%) | 29 (55.8%) | 33 (63.5%) | |||
| 12,000 | Normal | 1 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (3.8%) | 0.253 | 0.106 |
| Abnormal | 29 (55.8%) | 30 (57.7%) | 37 (71.2%) | 36 (69.2%) | |||
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Pure tone audiometric