Table 3.
Notch presence in the study groups
Outcomes | Notch in two ears | Notch in right ear | Notch in left ear | |||
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OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Model 11 | ||||||
No exposure | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Noise exposure only | 4.88 (2.55–9.33) | < 0.0001 | 3.69 (2.12–6.42) | < 0.0001 | 5.42 (2.96–9.93) | < 0.0001 |
Solvent exposure only | 1.43 (0.44–4.59) | 0.544 | 1.41(0.53–3.71) | 0.483 | 1.57 (0.54–4.54) | 0.403 |
Noise and solvent exposure | 12.03 (5.39–18.81) | < 0.0001 | 9.75 (4.71–16.21( | < 0.0001 | 14.46 (6.69–25.26) | < 0.0001 |
Model 22 | ||||||
No exposure | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Noise exposure only | 4.49 (2.23–9.01) | < 0.0001 | 3.41 (1.87–6.24) | < 0.0001 | 4.61 (2.39–8.89) | < 0.0001 |
Solvent exposure only | 1.86 (0.55–6.22) | 0.312 | 1.81 (0.66–4.99) | 0.247 | 1.94 (0.64–3.91) | 0.239 |
Noise and solvent exposure | 11.72 (4.81–20.58) | < 0.0001 | 9.91 (4.37–17.44) | < 0.0001 | 12.83 (5.46–20.14) | < 0.0001 |
Model 1: without adjustment
Model 2: age, working years, education level adjusted