Table 2 Weighted univariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with hearing thresholds

Sex

Male

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

Female

0.61 (-2.38, 4.43)

-4.16 (-10.55, -2.01)*

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

Non-Hispanic Black

0.25 (-0.32, 0.86)

1.76 (-2.33, 5.92)

Mexican American

0.11 (-0.31, 0.52)

1.00 (-1.38, 3.99)

Other race/multiracial

0.35 (-0.26, 0.90)

2.52 (-3.15, 7.01)

Education

Less than high school

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

High school

-0.35 (-0.51, -0.20) *

-1.56 (-3.02, -0.08) *

More than high school

-1.21 (-1.87, -0.60) *

-3.30 (-5.81, -0.68) *

Diabetes

Yes

0 (ref)

0 (ref)

No

-1.41 (-2.53, -0.30)*

-5.08 (-9.33, -0.88)*

Age, years

< 60

≥ 60

0 (ref)

2.21 (0.16, 4.58)*

0 (ref)

5.71 (1.09, 10.25)*

Energy (kcal/day)

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)*

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)*

Total SFA (energy (%))

0.05 (0.01, 0.09)*

0.13 (-0.02, 0.29)

Total MUFA (energy (%))

0.03 (-0.03, 0.06)

0.15 (-0.30, 0.61)

Total PUFA (energy (%))

0.07 (-0.10, 0.24)

0.09 (-0.15, 0.33)