Variable | Hearing acuity % (N) in the better-hearing ear | |||
Normal hearing | HL>35 dB HL at 3.0 kHz | Moderate HL* | Moderately severe or severe HL† | |
Tobacco consumption (any type of nicotine products) | ||||
Current | 11.7 (712) | 10.0 (215) | 9.6 (139) | 10.8 (76) |
Former | 49.0 (2996) | 56.7 (1219) | 55.8 (810) | 58.4 (409) |
No of cigarettes smoked per day‡ | 12.79 (14) | 12.79 (13) | 12.69 (13) | 11.90 (12) |
Never | 39.3 (2403) | 33.3 (718) | 34.6 (502) | 30.8 (216) |
Alcohol consumption (in the last 7 days) | ||||
No of days of alcohol consumption§ | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) |
No of measures of spirit‡ | 2.1 (2) | 2.3 (3) | 2.2 (3) | 2.6 (3) |
No of glasses of wine‡ | 4.3 (6) | 3.6 (5) | 3.9 (6) | 3.1 (4) |
No of pints of beer‡ | 2.1 (2) | 2.3 (3) | 2.3 (3) | 2.4 (3) |
Total units of alcohol in the last 7 days‡ | 15.0 (18) | 14.2 (19) | 14.5 (21) | 13.5 (17) |
Consumption of more than 14 units | 61.6 (3766) | 67.7 (1457) | 67.3 (977) | 68.5 (480) |
BMI Classification | ||||
Underweight | 3.4 (160) | 5.0 (92) | 4.9 (60) | 5.3 (32) |
Normal | 26.9 (1255) | 20.6 (376) | 19.6 (239) | 22.7 (137) |
Overweight | 40.0 (1869) | 42.8 (780) | 41.4 (506) | 45.4 (274) |
Obese | 29.7 (1390) | 31.6 (576) | 34.1 (416) | 26.6 (160) |
Physical activity | ||||
Frequency does rigorous sports or activities | ||||
More than once a week | 23.0 (1407) | 14.3 (307) | 16.1 (233) | 10.6 (74) |
Once a week | 10.3 (626) | 7.0 (151) | 7.9 (115) | 5.1 (36) |
One to three times a month | 10.1 (617) | 7.1 (153) | 7.6 (111) | 6.0 (42) |
Hardly ever or never | 56.6 (3459) | 71.6 (1541) | 68.4 (992) | 78.3 (549) |
More than once a week | 68.4 (4180) | 51.3 (1104) | 53.7 (780) | 46.2 (324) |
Once a week | 12.6 (771) | 13.6 (292) | 14.1 (204) | 12.6 (88) |
One to three times a month | 5.9 (360) | 7.8 (169) | 7.6 (110) | 8.4 (59) |
Hardly ever or never | 13.1 (799) | 27.3 (587) | 24.6 (357) | 32.8 (230) |
Frequency does mild sports or activities | ||||
More than once a week | 83.9 | 73.7 | 76.0 (1103) | 68.9 (483) |
Once a week | 8.2 | 10.1 | 9.8 (142) | 10.5 (74) |
One to three times a month | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 (48) | 4.0 (28) |
Hardly ever, or never | 5.6 | 12.7 | 10.9 (158) | 16.6 (116) |
Values are expressed as column % (N) unless otherwise is indicated.
*Moderate HL: tones heard at 75 dB HL and 55 dB HL but not at 35 dB HL (the first two of the three tones at 3.0 kHz heard).
†Moderately severe or severe HL: tone heard or not at 75 dB HL and tones not heard at 55 dB HL and 35 dB HL (0 or 1 of the three tones at 3.0 kHz heard).
‡Mean (SD).
§Median (Range).
BMI, body mass index; HL, hearing loss.