Table 5.
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.;