From: Rubella in Sub-Saharan Africa and sensorineural hearing loss: a case control study
Total (n = 303) | Control Gr (171–56.4%) | Case Gr (132–43.6%) | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age range | 0.359 | |||
[2–14] [15–35] | 147 (48.5%) 156 (51.5%) | 79 (46.2%) 92 (53.8%) | 68 (51.5%) 64 (48.5%) | |
Mean Age SD | 17.31 ± 9.722 | 17.73 ± 9.729 | 16.77 ± 9.723 | |
Gender | 0.391 | |||
Male Female | 137 (45.2%) 166 (54.8%) | 81 (47.4%) 90 (52.6%) | 56 (42.4%) 76 (57.6%) | |
Resident District | 0.061* | |||
Água Grande Mezochi Cantagalo Caué Lemba Lobata Príncipe | 174 (57.4%) 47 (15.5%) 17 (5.6%) 23 (7.6%) 6 (2%) 19 (6.3%) 17 (5.6%) | 110 (64.3%) 17 (9.9%) 8 (4.7%) 12 (7%) 3 (1.8%) 11 (6.4%) 10 (5.8%) | 64 (48.5%) 30 (22.7%) 9 (6.8%) 11 (8.3%) 3 (2.3%) 8 (6.1%) 7 (5.3%) | |
Spoken Language | 0.0001 | |||
Yes No Undefined | 242 (86.7%) 37 (13.3%) 24 | 161 (97.6%) 4 (2.4%) 6 | 81 (71.1%) 33 (28.9%) 18 | |
Family History of HL | 0.207 | |||
Yes No Missing | 52 (17.5%) 245 (82.5%) 6 | 33 (20%) 132 (80%) 6 | 19 (14.4%) 113 (85.6%) | |
Consanguinity | 0.461 | |||
Yes No Missing | 7 (2.4%) 285 (97.6%) 11 | 3 (1.8%) 162 (98.2%) 6 | 3 (3.1%) 123 (96.9%) 5 | |
Rubella IgG | 0.085 | |||
Positive Negative Borderline | 202 (66.7%) 101 (33.3%) 12 | 107 (62.6%) 64 (37.4%) | 95 (72%) 37 (28%) |