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Table 4 Odds ratios (ORs) of having hearing difficulties in men and women (n=19 045)

From: Self-reported hearing difficulties, main income sources, and socio-economic status; a cross-sectional population-based study in Sweden

  

Full factoriala

 

Independent variable

 

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

  

 20-24

 

1

 25-34

 

1.40 (1.09-1.79)

 35-44

 

1.95 (1.53-2.47)

 45-54

 

3.00 (2.37-3.81)

 55-64

 

4.63 (3.66-5.85)

SES

  

 Professional work level

 

1

 Intermediate non-manual work level

 

1.33 (1.11-1.59)

 Assistant non-manual work level

 

1.33 (1.09-1.62)

 Self-employed non-professional work level

 

1.36 (1.09-1.69)

 Skilled manual work level

 

1.91 (1.60-2.28)

 Unskilled/semiskilled manual work level

 

1.93 (1.62-2.30)

 Students

 

1.73 (1.27-2.35)

Type of living area

  

 Urban

 

1

 Semi-urban

 

1.14 (1.02-1.28)

 Sparsely populated

 

1.20 (1.07-1.35)

Country of birth

  

 Sweden

 

1

 Elsewhere

 

0.98 (0.85-1.13)

Main income source

  

 Work

 

1

 Unemployment benefits

 

1.35 (1.11-1.66)

 Sickness benefits/disability pension

1.54 (1.36-1.75)

 Other

 

1.02 (0.82-1.26)

Gender

  

 Women

 

1

 Men

 

1.44 (1.31-1.59)

  1. aIncluded independent variables are age (categorical), socio-economic status (SES), type of living area, country of birth, main income source, and gender.
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