Table 3. Characteristics of female SSNHL and control subjects stratified by 50 years of age.

Female SSNHL patients ≥ 50 y/o had significant higher average IMT value and more percentage of high average IMT (≥ 0.65 mm) than those in the female control group ≥50 y/o. P values < 0.05 are considered statistically significant and are bolded.

	SSNHL	Control	P Value
Age, mean (SD), year
≥50 y/o	62.2 (7.8)	56.9 (4.9)	0.095
<50 y/o	38.4 (11.3)	37.5 (10.6)	0.875
DM, n (%)
≥50 y/o
Yes	4 (25%)	0 (0%)	0.262
No	12 (75%)	8 (100%)
<50 y/o
Yes	0 (0%)	2 (25%)	0.467
No	8 (100%)	6 (75%)
HTN, n (%)
≥50 y/o
Yes	6 (37.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0.352
No	10 (62.5%)	7 (87.5%)
<50 y/o
Yes	0 (0%)	2 (25%)	0.467
No	8 (100%)	6 (75%)
Total cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dl
≥50 y/o	194.3 (37.9)	182.8 (42.6)	0.574
<50 y/o	202.8 (29.3)	205.8 (34.9)	0.873
LDL cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dl
≥50 y/o	116.1 (37.9)	96.2 (30.7)	0.304
<50 y/o	119.4 (36.3)	99.8 (28.7)	0.331
HDL cholesterol, median (IQR), mg/dl
≥50 y/o	57 (53–68)	68 (49.5–82)	0.382
<50 y/o	58.5 (54.5–72)	70 (47–118.5)	0.769
Average IMT, median (IQR), mm
≥50 y/o	0.72 (0.62–1.08)	0.63 (0.58–0.64)	0.016
<50 y/o	0.54 (0.47–0.59)	0.55 (0.48–0.56)	0.752
Average IMT, n (%)
≥50 y/o
High (≥0.65 mm)	12 (75%)	2 (25%)	0.032
Low (<0.65 mm)	4 (25%)	6 (75%)
<50 y/o
High (≥0.65 mm)	7 (87.5%)	8 (100%)	1.000
Low (<0.65 mm)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0%)

Note:

SSNHL, sudden sensorineural hearing loss; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IMT, intima-media thickness; y/o, years old.