Table 3 Association between age, gender, severity, and duration of hypertension with hearing status among subjects
Variables | Hearing status N (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal hearing | Hearing loss | Total | ||
Severity | 0.010 | |||
First degree | 153 (76.2) | 48 (23.8) | 201 | |
Second degree | 22 (44.9) | 27 (55.1) | 49 | |
Duration of hypertension | 0.0001 | |||
Less than 1 year | 16 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | 22 | |
1-3 years | 79 (89.8) | 9 (10.2) | 88 | |
> 3 years | 80 (57.1) | 60 (42.9) | 140 | |
Age group | 0.0001 | |||
20-29 | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 | |
30-39 | 35 (97.2) | 1 (2.8) | 36 | |
40-49 | 72 (71.3) | 29 (28.7) | 101 | |
50-59 | 65 (59.6) | 44 (40.4) | 109 | |
Sex | 0.555 | |||
Male | 63 (70.0) | 27 (30.0) | 90 | |
Female | 112 (70.0) | 48 (30.0) | 160 | |