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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Aug 6;161(6):996–1003. doi: 10.1177/0194599819868145

Table 3.

Multivariable-adjusted Estimated Differencesa in Hearing Thresholds Comparing Participants with and without Hypertension,b Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, N=248

Frequency (kHz) Hypertension at Visit 1 Hypertension at Visit 5
Estimate [dB HL] (95% CI) P-value Estimate [dB HL] (95% CI) P-value
 0.5 −2.57 (−6.65, 1.52) 0.219 2.48 (−1.13, 6.10) 0.179
 1 3.39 (0.71, 6.06) 0.013 1.40 (−1.00, 3.81) 0.252
 2 4.18 (−0.42, 8.78) 0.075 1.18 (−2.92, 5.28) 0.572
 4 7.68 (2.41, 12.95) 0.004 −1.91 (−6.63, 2.81) 0.428
 8 9.01 (3.12, 14.89) 0.003 0.55 (−4.74, 5.85) 0.838
P-interactionc 0.006 0.309
a

Estimated from linear mixed effects models

b

Hearing impairment was measured at Visit 5. Hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or antihypertensive use. Model adjusts for age, sex, education, smoking status and diabetes status

c

P-interaction to test whether the association between hypertension and hearing loss differs by frequency