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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2020 Jul 4;59(4):548–554. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2020.04.016

Table 2.

RRR Estimates, Absolute Risk Reductions, Number Needed to Treat, for Each Medical Condition by PROMIS Deaf_ELCE Domain

Medical condition PROMIS-Deaf_ELCE
Direct child-caregiver communication Indirect family communication/inclusion
RRRa (95% CI) ARI (95% CI) NNH (95% CI) RRRa (95% CI) ARI (95% CI) NNH (95% CI)
Diabetes 1.12 (1.01, 1.24) 0.08 (0.06, 0.10) 13 (10, 17) 1.05 (0.95, 1.17) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 24 (16, 42)
Hypertension 1.10 (1.03, 1.17) 0.13 (0.10, 0.15) 8 (7, 10) 0.94 (0.88, 1.01) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 25 (16, 59)
Heart condition 1.61 (1.39, 1.87) 0.07 (0.05, 0.08) 15 (12, 20) 1.07 (0.92, 1.24) 0.02 (0.007, 0.04) 49 (29, 138)
Lung disease 1.04 (0.93, 1.16) 0.02 (0.001, 0.04) 52 (26, 797) 1.19 (1.07, 1.33) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 25 (17, 44)
Cancer 0.87 (0.75, 1.01) 0.02 (0.003, 0.03) 56 (29, 402) 1.11 (0.097, 1.26) 0.04 (0.02, 0.05) 26 (18, 44)
Arthritis 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) 0.09 (0.07, 0.11) 11 (9, 15) 0.99 (0.91, 1.08) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 19 (13, 30)
Depression/Anxiety disorder 0.92 (0.84, 1.01) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07) 20 (14, 35) 1.34 (1.25, 1.44) 0.07 (0.05, 0.10) 13 (10, 19)

Notes: Adequate access is the reference group. Values in bold indicate statistical significance at p=0.05.

a

Adjusted for age, sex, race, education, parent hearing status, and health status.

PROMIS, Patient reported outcomes measurement information system; ELCE, early life communication experiences; ARI, absolute risk increase; NNH, number needed to harm.