Table 2 Percentage of hearing loss according to personal profiles and physical characteristics
Personal data | Normal hearing n (%) | Hearing loss n (%) | Total n (%) | \( {\chi }^{2}\) | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male Female | 249 (33.88) 908 (52.55) | 486 (66.12) 820 (47.45) | 735 (29.84) 1,728 (70.26) | 72.15 | < 0.001 |
Age (year) | < 65+ \( \ge \)65 | 1,034 (62.70) 123 (15.11) | 615 (37.30) 691 (84.89) | 1,649 (66.95) 814 (33.05) | 495.61 | < 0.001 |
Education | None/ Primary School | 402 (36.18) | 709 (63.82) | 1,111 (46.92) | 108.69 | < 0.001 |
Secondary Vocational School/College/Post graduate | 419 (56.32) | 325 (43.68) | 744 (31.42) | |||
Higher Vocational School/College/Post graduate | 304 (59.26) | 209 (40.74) | 513 (21.66) | |||
Marriage status | Married Single Divorced Widow/Widower | 636 (46.59) 295 (68.60) 81 (38.94) 103 (29.51) | 729 (53.41) 135 (31.40) 127 (61.06) 246 (70.49) | 1,365 (58.04) 430 (18.28) 208 (8.84) 349 (14.84) | 128.65 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes Mellitus | Absent Present | 1,027 (50.44) 104 (19.37) | 1,009 (49.55) 433 (80.63) | 2,036 (79.13) 537 (20.87) | 166.56 | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | Absent Present | 919 (51.17) 212 (32.87) | 830 (47.46) 433 (67.13) | 1,749 (73.06) 645 (26.94) | 73.19 | < 0.001 |
Obesity (BMI\( \ge \) 25 kg/\( {m}^{2}\)) | Absent Present | 481 (51.17) 637 (45.37) | 459 (48.83) 767 (54.63) | 940 (40.10) 1,404 (59.90) | 1.1408 | 0.285 |
Tinnitus | Absent Present | 981 (50.57) 171 (33.08) | 959 (49.43) 346 (66.92) | 1940 (78.96) 517 (21.04) | 50.15 | < 0.001 |
Total | 1,157 (46.98) | 1,306 (53.02) | 2,463 (100) | |||