Table 4.
The results of linear mixed model analysis for hearing loss at low and high frequencies
| HTL-L (p-value) | HTL-H (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|
| Work experience | 0.0597 (0.026) | 0.6261(˂0.001) |
| Initial hearing threshold | 0.0309 (0.047) | 0.2132 (˂0.001) |
| Age at employment | - 0.4009 (˂0.001) | - 0.4780 (˂0.001) |
| Smoking | - 2.24 (˂0.001) | - |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 1.30 (˂0.001) | - |
| Initial hearing threshold × Age at employment | 0.0393 (˂0.001) | 0.0361(˂0.001) |
| Age at employment × smoking | 0.0925 (˂0.001) | - |
| Diastolic blood pressure×Age | - 0.0541 (˂0.001) | - |
| Initial hearing threshold × work experience | - 0.0040(0.046) | - |
| Subject random intercept var (SD) | 0.9208 (0.9595) | 0.0862 (0.2937) |
| Subject random slope var (SD) | 0.0185 (0.1362) | 0.1926 (0.4438) |
| Residual var (SD) | 0.1598 (0.3998) | 14.38 (3.79) |
| Log likelihood | -1810.043 | -6475.51 |