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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Audiol. 2020 Dec 7;60(8):598–606. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1853260

Table 4:

Important predictors from the expanded model with corresponding odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Predictors are presented in order of importance.

Characteristic OR (95% CI)
PTAper +1 dB HL increase (0.5-4.0 kHz), better ear 1.12 (1.08-1.16)*
Self-reported difficulties hearing TV/radio (HHIE/A-S) 2.89 (1.49-5.52)*
Self-reported difficulties hearing in restaurants (HHIE/A-S) 1.52 (0.78-2.94)
Balance Problems 0.46 (0.15-1.39)
History of cardiovascular disease 0.67 (0.25-1.80)
*

significant at p<0.05