TABLE 3.

Multivariate Odds Ratios for Hearing Testing in the Past 5 Years by Age Group for Select Characteristics: Beaver Dam Offspring Study, 2003–2005

Characteristic	All (n = 2939), OR (95% CI)	21–44 y (n = 1013), OR (95% CI)	45–54 y (n = 1126), OR (95% CI)	55–84 y (n = 800), OR (95% CI)
Age, 5 y	1.16 (1.11, 1.21)	0.99 (0.84, 1.18)	1.22 (0.95, 1.56)	1.24 (1.07, 1.43)
Male	2.19 (1.83, 2.62)	2.39 (1.73, 3.29)	2.21 (1.65, 2.96)	2.07 (1.48, 2.90)
Education, y
≥ 16 (Ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
13–15	1.18 (0.96, 1.47)	1.12 (0.77, 1.62)	1.28 (0.90, 1.83)	1.09 (0.72, 1.63)
≤ 12	1.17 (0.93, 1.48)	0.85 (0.54, 1.32)	1.25 (0.86, 1.83)	1.41 (0.92, 2.16)
Longest held job
Management, technical, service (Ref)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Production, operation, labor	2.79 (2.25, 3.47)	2.54 (1.72, 3.75)	3.18 (2.25, 4.49)	2.77 (1.82, 4.21)
Occupational noise exposure	1.29 (1.07, 1.54)	1.91 (1.38, 2.65)	1.14 (0.85, 1.53)	0.97 (0.68, 1.36)
Talked with doctor about hearing problem past 5 y	3.57 (2.93, 4.36)	2.68 (1.87, 3.85)	4.46 (3.22, 6.19)	3.73 (2.61, 5.34)

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.