Table 1.
Weighted characteristics of adolescent participants (12–19 years of age) in NHANES 20072010.
| n = 1469 | |
|---|---|
| Any Audiometric Notch, % (SE) | 16.0 (0.95) |
| Bilateral Audiometric Notch, % (SE) | 1.5 (0.39) |
| Unilateral Audiometric Notch, % (SE) | 14.5 (1.02) |
| Speech Frequency Hearing Loss, % (SE) | 6.3 (0.98) |
| High Frequency Hearing Loss, % (SE) | 11.3 (1.51) |
| Male, % (SE) | 51.8 (1.83) |
| Female, % (SE) | 48.2 (1.83) |
| Age | |
| 12–15 years, % (SE) | 51.1 (1.35) |
| 18–19 years, % (SE) | 48.9 (1.35) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White, % (SE) | 63.9 (2.92) |
| Non-Hispanic Black, % (SE) | 12.2 (1.10) |
| Mexican-American, % (SE) | 11.8 (1.66) |
| Other (Other Hispanic and Other race), % (SE) | 12.1 (1.77) |
| Poverty Income ratio | |
| PIR ≤ 1, % (SE) | 21.5 (1.62) |
| PIR > 1, % (SE) | 78.5 (1.62) |
| Body Weight Status | |
| Obese, % (SE) | 18.4 (1.25) |
| Overweight, % (SE) | 16.0 (1.06) |
| Underweight, % (SE) | 3.3 (0.58) |
| Normal, % (SE) | 62.3 (1.21) |
| Ever had 3 or more ear infections, % (SE) | 36.0 (1.98) |
| Loud noise exposure for 5 or more hours per week, % (SE) | 24.4 (1.44) |
| Smoking status | |
| no smokers, % (SE) | 27.2 (1.93) |
| second hand smokers exposure (SHS), % (SE) | 56.8 (1.1.67) |
| smokers, % (SE) | 16.0 (1.12) |
| Serum Cotinine ng/mL; GM (SE) | 0.2 (0.02) |
| Hours of sedentary Activity; GM (SE) | 6.2 (0.16) |