Table 2.
Characteristics of the Heart Failure Population from the 2005–2006 and 2009–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)a, by Hearing Loss Severity
| Characteristics | Prevalence % (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overallb | None/Mild | Moderate or Greater | |
| Age group, years | |||
| 70–79 | 51.2 (41.0–61.3) | 70.2 (55.4–81.8) | 30.1 (15.8–49.6) |
| 80+ | 48.8 (38.7–59.0) | 29.8 (18.3–44.6) | 69.9 (50.4–84.2) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 46.7 (40.0–53.5) | 47.6 (37.9–57.5) | 46.9 (34.3–59.8) |
| Female | 53.3 (46.5–60.0) | 52.4 (42.5–62.1) | 53.1 (40.2–65.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 4.8 (2.1–9.2) | 7.1 (3.3–14.9) | 0.80 (0.1–6.0) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 85.0 (79.0–89.5) | 80.4 (71.1–87.3) | 96.3 (89.3–98.8) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 10.2 (7.0–14.9) | 12.5 (7.5–19.9) | 2.9 (0.8–9.9) |
| Education Level | |||
| <High school | 30.9 (24.9–37.7) | 26.6 (18.4–36.9) | 35.4 (22.6–50.6) |
| High school | 33.2 (25.4–42.0) | 39.3 (28.3–51.5) | 34.7 (22.4–49.5) |
| College or higher | 35.9 (26.5–46.6) | 34.1 (23.2–46.9) | 30.0 (18.6–44.6) |
| Income | |||
| ≥20,000 | 70.8 (63.6–77.0) | 75.0 (63.7–83.8) | 67.5 (50.8–80.7) |
| <20,000 | 29.2 (23.0–36.4) | 25.0 (16.3–36.3) | 32.5 (19.3–49.2) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/living with partner | 50.3 (38.5–62.1) | 64.1 (50.2–76.0) | 37.1 (20.3–57.7) |
| Widowed, separated, or divorced | 49.7 (37.9–61.6) | 35.9 (24.0–49.8) | 62.9 (42.3–79.7) |
| Coronary heart disease | 58.0 (48.5–66.9) | 53.3 (36.8–69.1) | 65.6 (48.7–79.3) |
| Diabetes | 39.7 (31.6–48.4) | 46.0 (32.1–60.6) | 36.5 (25.7–48.8) |
| Hypertension | 70.6 (63.0–77.2) | 75.5 (64.2–84.1) | 68.0 (54.6–79.0) |
| Stroke | 24.7 (17.0–34.3) | 25.7 (14.9–40.5) | 22.0 (15.1–30.8) |
| Smoking Status | |||
| Never/former | 91.8 (86.1–95.3) | 88.3 (79.3–93.7) | 97.2 (91.2–99.1) |
| Current | 8.2 (4.7–13.9) | 11.7 (6.3–20.7) | 2.8 (0.9–8.8) |
Notes: Overall, 1972 participants underwent audiometric assessments, of which 181 had HF. aPrevalence estimates were computed using Mobile Examination Center examination weights to provide estimates for the total US population and are age standardized to the US 2010 Census population. bMissing data included: level of education (0.50%), income (3.35%), marital status (0.2%), CHD (0.66%), hypertension (0.35%), smoking (48.5%), stroke (0.41%).
Abbreviation: PTAR, pure tone audiometry range.