Table 4 Incidence of hearing loss in various subgroups: well v/s high-risk neonates, consanguineous vs non-consanguineous births, and full-term vs premature births

Sub-group 1

N

Incidence of hearing loss

p-value

    Well neonates

379

2/379 or 0.53%

p = 0.19, p > 0.05, NS

    High-risk neonates

109

2/109 or 1.83%

Total

488

Sub-group 2

N

Incidence of hearing loss

p-value

    Consanguineous births

4

0%

p = 0.68, p > 0.05, NS

    Non-consanguineous births

484

4/484 or 0.82%

Sub-group 3

N

Incidence of hearing loss

p-value

    Full term

452

3/452 or 0.66%

0.17, p > 0.05, NS

    Premature

36

1/36 or 2.8%