Table 4 Trend of LTL according to the degree of hearing impairment.

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

PTA

N

LTL(mean ± SD)

P for trend

1. <25 dBHL (normal)

43

1.270 ± 0.126

0.03

2. 26–40 dBHL (mild)

344

1.193 ± 0.092

 

3. 41–70 dBHL (moderate)

289

1.189 ± 0.083

 

4. >70 dBHL (severe and extremely severe)

33

1.175 ± 0.075

 
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