Table 5.
Crude and adjusted odds ratios of hearing loss among subjects with metabolic syndrome.
| Univariable Analysis | Multivariable Analysis a | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-Value a | OR | 95% CI | p-Value b | |||
| Sex | 1.97 | 1.89 | 2.06 | <0.0001 * | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.99 | <0.0001 * |
| Age | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | <0.0001 * | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.14 | <0.0001 * |
| MetS (3 factors) | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.48 | <0.0001 * | 1.06 | 0.99 | 1.14 | 0.1119 |
| MetS (4 factors) | 1.59 | 1.43 | 1.76 | <0.0001 * | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.44 | <0.0001 * |
| MetS (5 factors) | 1.68 | 1.34 | 2.12 | <0.0001 * | 1.21 | 0.94 | 1.56 | 0.1410 |
Abbreviations: MetS, metabolic syndrome; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. * p values were tested using univariate a and multivariate b logistic regression analyses. * Statistically significant. p < 0.05. a Including the variables age, sex, and metabolic syndrome.