Table 4.
Hearing status in different frequencies according to DPOAEa 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 | ||
| 750 | Normal | 27 (51.9%) | 34 (65.4%) | 24 (47.1%) | 21 (42.9%) | 0.622 | 0.023* |
| Abnormal | 25 (48.1%) | 18 (34.6%) | 27 (52.9%) | 28 (57.1%) | |||
| 1,000 | Normal | 41 (78.8%) | 39 (75%) | 30 57.7%) | 33 (63.5%) | 0.02* | 0.202 |
| Abnormal | 11 (21.2%) | 13 (25%) | 22 (42.3%) | 19 (36.5%) | |||
| 1,500 | Normal | 43 (82.7%) | 47 (90.4%) | 39 (75%) | 40 (76.9%) | 0.337 | 0.063 |
| Abnormal | 9 (17.3%) | 5 (9.6%) | 13 (25%) | 12 (23.1%) | |||
| 2,000 | Normal | 43 (82.7%) | 47 (90.4%) | 37 (71.2%) | 39 (75%) | 0.163 | 0.038* |
| Abnormal | 9 (17.3%) | 5 (9.6%) | 15 (28.8%) | 13 (25%) | |||
| 3,000 | Normal | 39 (78%) | 42 (80.8%) | 36 (69.2%) | 32 (61.5%) | 0.282 | 0.030* |
| Abnormal | 11 (22%) | 10 (19.2%) | 16 (30.8%) | 20 (38.5%) | |||
| 4,000 | Normal | 41 (78.8%) | 43 (82.7%) | 38 (73.1%) | 35 (67.3%) | 0.491 | 0.07 |
| Abnormal | 11 (21.2%) | 9 (17.3%) | 14 (26.9%) | 17 (32.7%) | |||
| 6,000 | Normal | 36 (69.2%) | 38 (73.1%) | 31 (59.6%) | 39 (75%) | 0.306 | 0.823 |
| Abnormal | 16 (30.8%) | 14 (26.9%) | 21 (40.4%) | 13 (25%) | |||
| 8,000 | Normal | 33 (63.5%) | 31 (59.6%) | 15 (29.4%) | 17 (32.7%) | 0.001* | 0.006* |
| Abnormal | 19 (36.5%) | 21 (40.4%) | 36 (70.6%) | 35 (76.3%) | |||
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