Table 2.
Relationships between hypertension and hearing impairment
| Subjects without hypertension |
Subjects with hypertension |
P for difference |
|
| Total hearing impairment | |||
| N | 10 437 | 3038 | |
| Cases | 650 | 330 | |
| Prevalence (%) | |||
| Model 1 (age, sex-adjusted) | 6.8% | 9.0% | <0.01 |
| Model 2 (multivariable-adjusted*) | 6.9% | 8.7% | <0.01 |
| Hearing impairment in 1 kHz | |||
| N | 10 437 | 3038 | |
| Cases | 284 | 157 | |
| Prevalence (%) | |||
| Model 1 (age, sex-adjusted) | 2.9% | 4.5% | <0.01 |
| Model 2 (multivariable-adjusted*) | 3.0% | 4.3% | <0.01 |
| Hearing impairment in 4 kHz | |||
| N | 10 437 | 3038 | |
| Cases | 524 | 263 | |
| Prevalence (%) | |||
| Model 1 (age, sex-adjusted) | 5.5% | 7.1% | <0.01 |
| Model 2 (multivariable-adjusted*) | 5.6% | 6.8% | 0.01 |
*Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, current drinking (yes or no), current smoking (yes or no), diabetes mellitus (yes or no), hyperlipidaemia (yes or no) and proteinuria (yes or no).