Table 4.

Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for hearing loss in relation to the eGFR categories

Variable	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value	OR (95%CI)	p-value
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)
≥ 90	Reference		Reference		Reference		Reference
60–89	1.68 (1.54–1.83)	< 0.001	1.08 (0.98–1.19)	0.122	1.11 (1.00–1.22)	0.043	1.11 (1.00–1.23)	0.043
< 60	2.32 (1.96–2.73)	< 0.001	1.30 (1.09–1.55)	0.004	1.29 (1.08–1.54)	0.006	1.25 (1.04–1.49)	0.017

Model 1: Unadjusted;

Model 2: Adjusted for age;

Model 3: Adjusted for age, gender, education, area of residence, smoking, and drinking;

Model 4: Adjusted for age, gender, education, area of residence, smoking, drinking, BMI, central obesity, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol