Table 1 Characteristics of patients with ISSNHL undergoing and not undergoing dialysis before and after PSM.
From: Treatment outcomes for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss in dialysis patients
Characteristics | Before PSM | After PSM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-dialysis group (n = 653) | Dialysis group (n = 47) | P-value | Non-dialysis group (n = 235) | Dialysis group (n = 47) | P-value | |
Sex (%) | ||||||
Female | 329 (50.4) | 21 (44.7) | 0.546 | 108 (46.0) | 21 (44.7) | 1 |
Male | 324 (49.6) | 26 (55.3) | 127 (54.0) | 26 (55.3) | ||
Age (years) | 58.41 ± 12.67 | 53.57 ± 10.77 | 0.011 | 57.02 ± 12.61 | 53.57 ± 10.77 | 0.082 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.45 ± 3.86 | 23.41 ± 4.03 | 0.078 | 24.12 ± 3.72 | 23.41 ± 4.03 | 0.24 |
Delayed time before treatment | 3.36 ± 3.07 | 3.23 ± 3.32 | 0.792 | 3.36 ± 3.15 | 3.23 ± 3.32 | 0.808 |
Diabetes mellitus (%) | 159 (24.3) | 28 (59.6) | < 0.001 | 106 (45.1) | 28 (59.6) | 0.098 |
Hypertension (%) | 229 (35.1) | 39 (83.0) | < 0.001 | 165 (70.2) | 39 (83.0) | 0.108 |
Treatment strategy (%) | ||||||
Systemic steroids only | 239 (36.6) | 6 (12.8) | < 0.001 | 53 (22.6) | 6 (12.8) | 0.087 |
Systemic + IT steroids | 351 (53.8) | 27 (57.4) | 141 (60.0) | 27 (57.4) | ||
IT steroids only | 63 (9.6) | 14 (29.8) | 41 (17.4) | 14 (29.8) | ||
Initial pure tone threshold according to frequency (mean ± SD) | ||||||
500 Hz (threshold, dB) | 64.72 ± 29.07 | 81.70 ± 27.51 | < 0.001 | 73.79 ± 30.98 | 81.70 ± 27.51 | 0.105 |
1000 Hz (threshold, dB) | 67.30 ± 29.97 | 83.40 ± 29.71 | < 0.001 | 76.28 ± 33.13 | 83.40 ± 29.71 | 0.172 |
2000 Hz (threshold, dB) | 65.20 ± 30.62 | 83.40 ± 25.54 | < 0.001 | 75.74 ± 33.01 | 83.40 ± 25.54 | 0.134 |
4000 Hz (threshold, dB) | 68.51 ± 30.26 | 89.47 ± 21.22 | < 0.001 | 82.53 ± 29.84 | 89.47 ± 21.22 | 0.13 |
*Pure tone average (threshold, dB) | 66.43 ± 27.89 | 83.91 ± 23.54 | < 0.001 | 77.09 ± 29.73 | 83.91 ± 23.54 | 0.139 |
