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Table 4 Relationship between body mass index and wait/hip ratio with hearing status

From: Hearing loss and hypertension: exploring the linkage

Variables

Hearing status N (%)

p value

Normal hearing

Hearing loss

Total

 

BMI grading

   

0.776

 Underweight

1 (100.0)

0

1

 Normal

59 (73.8)

21 (26.2)

80

 Overweight

62 (67.4)

30 (32.6)

92

 Obese

52 (68.4)

24 (31.6)

76

 Others-morbidly obese

1 (100.0)

0

1

 

Waist/hip ratio category

   

0.716

 High risk

48 (70.6)

20 (29.4)

68

 Moderate risk

66 (72.5)

25 (27.5)

91

 Low risk

61 (67.0)

30 (33.0)

91