Table 6.
Association between hearing loss and metabolic syndrome.
| Risk Factors | Univariable Analysis | Multivariable Analysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-Value a | OR | 95% CI | p-Value b | |||
| Waist circumference | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 0.1003 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.0009 * |
| Systolic BP | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.80 | <0.0001 * | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.18 | <0.0001 * |
| Triglyceride level | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.31 | <0.0001 * | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 0.0037 * |
| HDL-C level | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.28 | <0.0001 * | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.12 | 0.1641 |
| FPG level | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.24 | <0.0001 * | 1.14 | 1.09 | 1.20 | <0.0001 * |
Abbreviations: Systolic BP, systolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. * p values were tested using univariate a and multivariate b logistic regression analyses. * Statistically significant. p < 0.05.