Hearing loss and depressive symptoms in older Chinese: whether social isolation plays a role

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms by sex, age groups and education

Subgroup		Hearing status	OR (95% CI)^ab	P for interaction
Sex	Men	Fair	1.66 (1.18, 2.35)^**	0.38
	Men	Poor	2.11 (1.31, 3.42)^**
	Women	Fair	1.70 (1.41, 2.05)^***
	Women	Poor	2.17 (1.61, 2.93)^***
Age, years	50–59	Fair	1.60 (1.30, 1.96)^***	0.97
	50–59	Poor	2.11 (1.39, 3.19)^***
	60–69	Fair	2.11 (1.49, 3.00)^***
	60–69	Poor	2.64 (1.63, 4.27)^***
	≥ 70	Fair	1.46 (0.91, 2.32)
	≥ 70	Poor	1.93 (1.12, 3.31)^*
Education	≤ primary	Fair	1.51 (0.89, 2.56)	0.95
	≤ primary	Poor	2.03 (1.05, 3.92)^*
	middle school	Fair	1.72 (1.26, 2.34)^**
	middle school	Poor	2.27 (1.48, 3.48)^***
	≥ college	Fair	1.61 (1.20, 2.15)^**
	≥ college	Poor	2.36 (1.44, 3.85)^**

Ref Reference, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
^aThe reference group was good hearing
^bAdjusted for age, sex, income, education, occupation, smoking, alcohol use, self-rated health and comorbidities
^*P < 0.05
^**P < 0.01
^***P < 0.001

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