Odds ratio estimates for the relationship between having a hearing problem and various health outcomes, health promotion activities, health care utilization, and perceptions of overall health: All models have been adjusted for age and sex.
| VARIABLE | N | ODDS RATIO | 95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL | ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific health outcomes | ||||
| • Cancer | 131272 | 1.16 | 0.96–1.39 | Smoking status |
| • High blood pressure | 131208 | 0.97 | 0.87–1.07 | |
| • Diabetes | 131351 | 0.99 | 0.86–1.14 | |
| • Heart disease | 131345 | 1.31 | 1.17–1.48 | |
| • Chronic condition | 127720 | 1.69 | 1.50–1.91 | |
| • Injury | 131387 | 1.21 | 1.07–1.36 | |
| • Depression | 128854 | 1.59 | 1.36–1.85 | |
| • Hysterectomy | 41676 | 1.23 | 0.97–1.56 | |
| Health promotion activities | ||||
| • Education | 130322 | 0.61 | 0.56–0.66 | |
| • Fruit and vegetable consumption | 130041 | 1.02 | 0.94–1.11 | |
| • Physically inactive | 120566 | 1.14 | 1.01–1.29 | |
| • Heavy alcohol consumption | 100022 | 0.82 | 0.70–0.97 | |
| • Smoker | 117449 | 0.87 | 0.78–0.96 | Education, income, province |
| • Obese | 93665 | 1.27 | 1.09–1.48 | |
| Health care utilization | ||||
| • Primary care consultation | 131111 | 1.52 | 1.35–1.71 | |
| • Disability cited as a barrier to improving health | 24749 | 1.60 | 1.24–2.06 | |
| • Prostate-specific antigen blood test | 18118 | 0.91 | 0.79–1.03 | Province, income |
| • Flu shot | 50029 | 1.57 | 1.35–1.83 | |
| • Papanicolaou test | 17813 | 0.84 | 0.57–1.24 | |
| • Mammogram | 22858 | 0.90 | 0.79–1.02 | |
| Perceptions of overall health | ||||
| • Sense of belonging to the community | 119941 | 0.98 | 0.90–1.07 | |
| • Life stress | 118858 | 1.00 | 0.90–1.10 | |
| • Self-perceived general health | 131395 | 0.54 | 0.49–0.60 | |
| • Self-perceived unmet health care needs | 131337 | 1.31 | 1.17–1.46 | Province |
| • Low emotional support | 72559 | 0.97 | 0.87–1.07 | Marital status |
| • Low social support | 72913 | 1.02 | 0.92–1.14 | Marital status |