Table 3.
Association of hearing loss with demographic and clinical profile of patients
| SN | Characteristic | Hearing loss (n = 62) | No hearing loss (n = 38) | Statistical significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mean Age ± SD (Range), years | 39.13 ± 7.20 (20–54) | 33.66 ± 5.38 (20–44) | ‘t’ = 4.042; p < 0.001 |
| 2 | Gender | |||
| Male | 45 (72.6%) | 21 (55.3%) | χ2 = 3.149; | |
| Female | 17 (27.4%) | 17 (44.7%) | p = 0.076 | |
| 3 | Mean BMI ± SD, kg/m2 | 29.95 ± 1.63 | 29.66 ± 1.60 | ‘t’ = 0.880; p = 0.381 |
| 4 | Mean waist circumference ± SD, cm | 95.79 ± 2.50 | 88.92 ± 14.92 | ‘t’ = 3.557; p = 0.001 |
| 5 | Mean Fasting blood glucose ± SD, mg/dl | 118.97 ± 19.32 | 106.45 ± 19.27 | ‘t’ = 3.149; p = 0.002 |
| 6 | Mean PP blood glucose ± SD, mg/dl | 165.56 ± 34.70 | 158.71 ± 32.90 | ‘t’ = 0.978; p = 0.331 |
| 7 | Mean SBP ± SD, mmHg | 141.13 ± 15.59 | 147.37 ± 8.60 | ‘t’ = 2.263; p = 0.026 |
| 8 | Mean DBP ± SD, mmHg | 88.71 ± 9.83 | 94.21 ± 5.00 | ‘t’ = 3.200; p = 0.002 |
| 9 | Mean TG ± SD, mg/dl | 198.08 ± 26.25 | 186.97 ± 38.64 | ‘t’ = 1.711; p = 0.090 |
| 10 | Mean HDL ± SD, mg/dl | 36.79 ± 5.25 | 37.61 ± 5.75 | ‘t’ = 0.727; p = 0.469 |
| 11 | Mean LDL ± SD, mg/dl | 127.11 ± 16.12 | 126.08 ± 14.42 | ‘t’ = 0.324; p = 0.747 |
| 12 | Mean TC ± SD, mg/dl | 203.58 ± 16.18 | 201.13 ± 16.20 | ‘t’ = 0.734; p = 0.464 |