Table 3 The cumulative percentage of participants with hearing loss according to age interval and gender. Participants with hearing loss at any frequency of all degree were included. Cumulative percentage shows the prevalence of hearing loss advancing with age which the majority of cases were found in the participants aged 55 years and older
Age (years) | Hearing Loss | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Cumm n (%) | |
15–24 n = 120 | 1 (1.75) | 1 (1.59) | 2 (1.67) | 198 (8.02) |
25–34 n = 102 | 4 (9.37) | 4 (5.80) | 8 (7.84) | |
35–44 n = 214 | 23 (34.32) | 15 (10.20) | 38 (17.76) | |
45–54 n = 483 | 63 (55.26) | 87 (23.58) | 150 (31.06) | |
55–64 n = 730 | 149 (74.5) | 268 (50.57) | 417 (57.12) | 1108 (44.98) |
65–74 n = 569 | 156 (90.17) | 299 (75.51) | 455 (79.96) | |
> 75 n = 245 | 90 (98.90) | 146 (94.81) | 236 (96.33) | |
Total n = 2463 | 486 (66.12) | 820 (47.45) | 1306 (53.02) | |