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. 2020 Sep 28;10(9):e039576. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039576

Table 5.

ORs for key factors influencing HFNIHL prevalence

No Factor Group HFNIHL (%) Overall weighted OR for HFNIHL 95% CI
1 Noise Noise 28.7 5.63 4.03 to 7.88
Control 9.9
2 Complex noise Complex noise 34.5 1.95 1.06 to 7.84
Gaussian noise 25.6
3 Coexposure Coexposure 54.2 2.36 1.92 to 2.92
Noise 30.3
4 Sex Male 17.5 2.26 1.62 to 3.19
Female 7.2
5 Age Age >33 years 29.8 1.35 1.30 to 1.40
Age ≤33 years 23.9
6 Exposure duration ≤10 years 25.1 1.75 1.64 to 1.87
>10 years 37.0

HFNIHL, high-frequency noise-induced hearing loss.;