Table 3:

Odds ratios for two situations related to patient advocacy (letting the office know and whether the office made arrangements). Italicized p values indicate p<0.5. HL = Hearing loss; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence Interval

		Let office know about HL		Office made arrangements
Demographics		OR (CI)	p value	OR (CI)	p value
Age	18–54	reference		reference
	55–64	0.96 (0.46–2.02)	0.923	1.67 (1.13–2.46)	0.010
	65–74	1.01 (0.49–2.09)	0.982	1.60 (1.10–2.31)	0.013
	75–84	0.81 (0.38–1.75)	0.602	1.66 (1.11–2.47)	0.014
	>85	1.28 (0.43–3.81)	0.659	1.42 (0.85–2.38)	0.177
Sex	Male	reference		reference
	Female	1.98 (1.24–3.17)	0.004	1.11 (0.84–1.45)	0.448
Device	Hearing Aid	3.21 (1.78–5.77)	<0.001	1.03 (0.72–1.47)	0.880
	Cochlear Implant	10.46 (3.95–27.80)	<0.001	1.10 (0.80–1.51)	0.564