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Table 2 Lifestyles and working factors between NIHL and control groups

From: Associations of noise kurtosis, genetic variations in NOX3 and lifestyle factors with noise-induced hearing loss

Lifestyles

Total (n = 614)

NIHL (n = 307)

Control (n = 307)

χ2

P

Smoking, n (%)

 No

325 (52.9)

150 (24.4)

175 (28.5)

4.086

0.043

 Yes

289 (47.1)

157 (25.6)

132 (21.5)

 

Drinking, n (%)

   

1.786

0.181

 No

437 (71.2)

211 (34.4)

226 (36.8)

 

 Yes

177 (28.8)

96 (15.6)

81 (13.2)

  

Sleeping time, n (%)

   

2.975

0.226

 ~21:00

33 (5.4)

17 (2.8)

16 (2.6)

  

 21:00~23:00

460 (74.9)

238 (38.8)

222 (36.2)

 

 23:00~

121 (19.7)

52 (8.5)

69 (11.2)

  

Sleeping duration, n (%)

   

0.062

0.803

 ~8 h

383 (62.4)

190 (30.9)

193 (31.4)

  

 8 h~

231 (37.6)

117 (19.1)

114 (18.6)

  

Video volume, n (%)

  

7.453

0.006

 Low

149 (24.3)

60 (9.8)

89 (14.5)

  

 High

465 (75.7)

247 (40.2)

218 (35.5)

 

Fruits/vegetables, n (%)

  

1.085

0.298

 Adequate

420 (68.4)

204 (33.2)

216 (35.2)

 

 Inadequate

194 (31.6)

103 (16.8)

91 (14.8)

  

Physical exercise, n (%)

   

6.745

0.009

 Never

418 (68.1)

224 (36.5)

194 (31.6)

 

 Regular

196 (31.9)

83 (13.5)

113 (18.4)

 

Life pressure, n (%)

   

2.051

0.152

 Low

143 (23.3)

64 (10.4)

79 (12.9)

  

 High

471 (76.7)

243 (39.6)

228 (37.1)

 

Working pressure, n (%)

   

2.440

0.118

 Low

113 (18.4)

49 (8.0)

64 (10.4)

  

 High

501 (81.6)

258 (42.0)

243 (39.6)

 

HPDs, n (%)

   

2.876

0.090

 No

297 (48.4)

138 (22.5)

159 (25.9)

 

 Yes

317 (51.6)

169 (27.5)

148 (24.1)

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