Table 1 Participants’ characteristics and demographic data
From: The effective screening tools for detecting hearing loss in elderly population: HHIE-ST Versus TSQ
Characteristic | Demographic data (N=1109) | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 464 | 41.84 |
Female | 645 | 58.16 | |
Area | Urban | 499 | 45.00 |
Rural | 610 | 55.00 | |
Age, y | Mean (S.D.) | 70.75 (7.25) | Â |
60 - 70 | 586 | 52.84 | |
71 - 80 | 407 | 36.70 | |
> 80 | 116 | 10.46 | |
Educational Attained | Lower than primary school | 43 | 3.88 |
Primary school | 728 | 65.64 | |
High school | 117 | 10.55 | |
Vocational school | 44 | 3.97 | |
University or higher | 177 | 15.96 | |
Ear Examination | Total | 2218 | Â |
Normal | 1995 | 89.94 | |
Impacted cerumen | 100 | 4.51 | |
TM perforate/COM | 70 | 3.15 | |
Retracted TM/OME | 32 | 1.44 | |
Sclerotic TM | 18 | 0.81 | |
EAC stenosis | 3 | 0.14 | |
Underlying disease | HT | 391 | 35.25 |
DM | 209 | 18.84 | |
DLP | 120 | 10.82 | |
Cardiovascular disease | 36 | 3.25 | |
Autoimmune disease | 23 | 2.07 | |
CKD | 14 | 1.26 | |
Vertigo | 11 | 0.99 | |
Cancer | 9 | 0.81 | |
Others | 180 | 16.23 |