Table 1 Characteristics of participants by hearing levels
Variable | Hearing levels | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Normal hearing group | ARHI group | ||
PTA (dB HL)1 | 21.00 (5.00) | 35.00 (15.00) |  < 0.01 |
Age (years)1 | 65.00 (6.00) | 68.00 (9.00) |  < 0.01 |
Gender2 |  |  |  < 0.01 |
 Male | 55 (27.23) | 290 (44.01) |  |
 Female | 147 (72.77) | 369 (55.99) |  |
Drinking2 | Â | Â | 0.02 |
 No | 143 (70.79) | 407 (61.76) |  |
 Yes | 59 (29.21) | 252 (38.24) |  |
Smoking2 |  |  |  < 0.01 |
 No | 156 (77.23) | 416 (63.13) |  |
 Yes | 46 (22.77) | 243 (36.87) |  |
Diabetes2 | Â | Â | 0.26 |
 No | 33 (16.42) | 132 (20.06) |  |
 Yes | 168 (83.58) | 526 (79.94) |  |
Hypertension2 | Â | Â | 0.69 |
 No | 86 (42.57) | 292 (44.31) |  |
 Yes | 116 (57.43) | 367 (55.69) |  |
Chronic liver disease2 | Â | Â | 0.17 |
 No | 10 (4.95) | 18 (2.73) |  |
 Yes | 192 (95.05) | 641 (97.27) |  |
Bone mineral density1 |  − 2.30 (1.10) |  − 2.40 (1.10) | 0.63 |