Table 1.
Sample characteristics of Stage 1 and 2
| Stage 1 | Stages 2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 1730 | 450 | |
| Number of ITMAIS/ITMAIS-m assessment | 3092 | 450 | |
| Gender (Male, %) | 992(57.3) | 268(59.6) | 0.422 |
| Assessment age (months, median with IQR) Age ranges (n, %) | 29.0(17.6, 41.9) | 5.7(3.6, 9.3) | < 0.001 |
| 0–12 months | 471(15.2) | 367(81.6) | |
| 12–24 months | 731(23.6) | 83(18.4) | |
| 24–36 months | 855(27.7) | – | |
| > 36 months | 1035(33.5) | – | |
| Hearing grades of the better ear (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
| Normal | 126(7.3) | 77(17.1) | |
| Mild | 7(0.4) | 49(10.9) | |
| Moderate | 201(11.5) | 160(35.6) | |
| Severe | 238(13.8) | 54(12.0) | |
| Profound | 1145(66.2) | 110(24.4) | |
| Unknown | 13(0.8) | – | |
| Hearing types of the better ear (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
| Sensorineural | 1320(76.3) | 363(80.7) | |
| Conductive | 226(13.1) | 6(1.3) | |
| Mixed | 145(8.3) | 1(0.2) | |
| Unknown | 39(2.3) | – | |
| Auditory interventions (n, %) | |||
| Without any interventions | 644(37.2) | 450(100) | |
| Hearing aid | 744(43.0) | – | |
| Cochlear implantation | 342(19.8) | – |
IQR interquartile range