Table 2 Prevalence of HL in Korean adolescents (n = 2,791).

From: Impact of hearing loss on the performance of auditory processing measured by questionnaires in Korean adolescents

 

Number (Prevalence, %) [95% CI]

Any HL

357 (12.8)

[11.57–14.09]

Any HFHL

220 (7.9)

[6.91–8.94]

Any SFHL

232 (8.3)

[7.31–9.40]

Unilateral HL

242 (8.7)

[7.65–9.78]

Unilateral HFHL

161 (5.8)

[4.93–6.70]

Unilateral SFHL

166 (5.9)

[5.10–6.89]

Bilateral HL

115 (4.1)

[3.41–4.93]

Bilateral HFHL

59 (2.1)

[1.61–2.72]

Bilateral SFHL

66 (2.4)

[1.83–3.00]

  1. The PTA in the most affected ear is used to define any HL, and the PTA in the less affected ear is used to define bilateral HL. Any HL is considered present if bilateral HL is evident at either high or speech frequencies.
  2. Participants exhibiting HL either at high frequencies (3, 4, 6, and 8 kHz) or speech frequencies (0.5, 1, and 2 kHz) are classified into these categories.
  3. HL, hearing loss; CI, confidence interval; PTA, pure tone average; HFHL, high-frequency hearing loss; SFHL, speech-frequency hearing loss.
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