Table 1 Characteristics of ARHI patients and controls.

From: Association of leukocyte telomere length and the risk of age-related hearing impairment in Chinese Hans

Characteristic

Total (N = 709)

ARHL

P Value

Yes (N = 666)

No (N = 43)

Age, y

79.70 ± 5.54

80.00 ± 5.50

75.19 ± 3.89

<0.0001

PTA, dB HL

42.07 ± 14.29

43.39 ± 13.73

21.69 ± 1.89

<0.0001

Central Obesity

434(61.2)

413(62.0)

21(48.8)

0.443

Coronary heart disease

196(27.6)

192(28.8)

4(9.3)

0.015

Hypertension

188(26.5)

172(25.8)

16(37.2)

0.023

Diabetes mellitus

135(19.0)

125(18.8)

10(23.3)

0.231

Dyslipidemia

427(60.2)

418(62.8)

9(20.9)

<0.0001

Smoking

664(93.7)

637(95.6)

27(62.8)

<0.0001

Drinking

635(89.6)

607(91.1)

28(65.1)

<0.0001

  1. Missing data in ARHI patients equals to 27. Missing data in controls equals to 7. Groups difference of every variable were compared using t tests or X2 tests where appropriate.
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