Table 1 General Characteristics of Participants in Study I and Study II (matched 1:4).

From: Sudden sensory neural hearing loss is not predictive of myocardial infarction: A longitudinal follow-up study using a national sample cohort

Characteristics

Study I

Study II

SSNHL (n, %)

Control group (n, %)

P-value

SSNHL (n, %)

Control group (n, %)

P-value

Age (years old)

  

1.000

  

1.000

 5–9

2 (0.0)

8 (0.0)

 

2 (0.0)

8 (0.0)

 

 10–14

22 (0.5)

88 (0.5)

 

22 (0.5)

88 (0.5)

 

 15–19

79 (1.8)

316 (1.8)

 

79 (1.8)

316 (1.8)

 

 20–24

109 (2.4)

436 (2.4)

 

109 (2.4)

436 (2.4)

 

 25–29

140 (3.1)

560 (3.1)

 

140 (3.1)

560 (3.1)

 

 30–34

229 (5.1)

916 (5.1)

 

229 (5.1)

916 (5.1)

 

 35–39

271 (6.1)

1,084 (6.1)

 

271 (6.1)

1,084 (6.1)

 

 40–44

381 (8.5)

1,524 (8.5)

 

381 (8.5)

1,524 (8.5)

 

 45–49

389 (8.7)

1,556 (8.7)

 

389 (8.7)

1,556 (8.7)

 

 50–54

511 (11.4)

2,044 (11.4)

 

511 (11.4)

2,044 (11.4)

 

 55–59

542 (12.1)

2,168 (12.1)

 

542 (12.1)

2,168 (12.1)

 

 60–64

482 (10.8)

1,928 (10.8)

 

482 (10.8)

1,928 (10.8)

 

 65–69

395 (8.8)

1,580 (8.8)

 

395 (8.8)

1,580 (8.8)

 

 70–74

414 (9.3)

1,656 (9.3)

 

414 (9.3)

1,656 (9.3)

 

 75–79

294 (6.6)

1,176 (6.6)

 

294 (6.6)

1,176 (6.6)

 

 80–84

133 (3.0)

532 (3.0)

 

133 (3.0)

532 (3.0)

 

 85+

74 (1.7)

296 (1.7)

 

74 (1.7)

296 (1.7)

 

Sex

  

1.000

  

1.000

 Male

1,967 (44.0)

7,868 (44.0)

 

1,967 (44.0)

7,868 (44.0)

 

 Female

2,500 (56.0)

10,000 (56.0)

 

2,500 (56.0)

10,000 (56.0)

 

Income

 

1.000

  

1.000

 

 1 (lowest)

79 (1.8)

316 (1.8)

 

79 (1.8)

316 (1.8)

 

 2

282 (6.3)

1128 (6.3)

 

282 (6.3)

1128 (6.3)

 

 3

296 (6.6)

1,184 (6.6)

 

296 (6.6)

1,184 (6.6)

 

 4

262 (5.9)

1,048 (5.9)

 

262 (5.9)

1,048 (5.9)

 

 5

309 (6.9)

1,236 (6.9)

 

309 (6.9)

1,236 (6.9)

 

 6

325 (7.3)

1,300 (7.3)

 

325 (7.3)

1,300 (7.3)

 

 7

431 (9.6)

1,724 (9.6)

 

431 (9.6)

1,724 (9.6)

 

 8

423 (9.5)

1,692 (9.5)

 

423 (9.5)

1,692 (9.5)

 

 9

571 (12.8)

2,284 (12.8)

 

571 (12.8)

2,284 (12.8)

 

 10

700 (15.7)

2,800 (15.7)

 

700 (15.7)

2,800 (15.7)

 

 11 (highest)

789 (17.7)

3,156 (17.7)

 

789 (17.7)

3,156 (17.7)

 

Region of residence

  

1.000

  

1.000

 Urban

2,057 (46.0)

8,228 (46.0)

 

2,057 (46.0)

8,228 (46.0)

 

 Rural

2,410 (54.0)

9,640 (54.0)

 

2,410 (54.0)

9,640 (54.0)

 

Hypertension

  

1.000

  

<0.001*

 Yes

1,674 (37.5)

6,696 (37.5)

 

1,674 (37.5)

5,837 (32.7)

 

 No

2,793 (62.5)

11,172 (62.5)

 

2,793 (62.5)

12,031 (67.3)

 

Diabetes

  

1.000

  

<0.001*

 Yes

970 (21.7)

3,880 (21.7)

 

970 (21.7)

2,930 (16.4)

 

 No

3,497 (78.3)

13,988 (78.3)

 

3,497 (78.3)

14,938 (83.6)

 

Dyslipidemia

  

1.000

  

<0.001*

 Yes

1,403 (31.4)

5,612 (31.4)

 

1,403 (31.4)

4,312 (24.1)

 

 No

3,064 (68.6)

12,256 (68.6)

 

3,064 (68.6)

13,556 (75.9)

 

MI

  

0.534

  

0.002*

 Yes

51 (1.1)

185 (1.0)

 

51 (1.1)

124 (0.7)

 

 No

4,416 (98.9)

17,683 (99.0)

 

4,416 (98.9)

17,744 (99.3)

 
  1. SSNHL: sudden sensory neural hearing loss.
  2. MI: myocardial infarction.
  3. *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Significance at P < 0.05.