Table 3

Logistic regression model for analysis 2; likelihood of being a persistent hearing-aid user at 3 years 2 months after hearing-aid fitting

PredictorOR (95% CI)P-value
Age (second-order fit; OR relative to age 75 years)
60 years0.54 (0.52, 0.56)<0.001
70 years0.87 (0.86, 0.88)<0.001
80 years1.08 (1.07, 1.08)<0.001
90 years1.02 (0.99, 1.06)0.19
PTA (per 10 dB increase)1.29 (1.28, 1.30)<0.001
Prevalent-dementia group (versus high-functioning group)0.46 (0.43, 0.48)<0.001
New hearing-aid recipient (versus experienced user)0.47 (0.46, 0.48)<0.001
Multimorbidity (per additional body system)0.94 (0.93, 0.94)<0.001
PredictorOR (95% CI)P-value
Age (second-order fit; OR relative to age 75 years)
60 years0.54 (0.52, 0.56)<0.001
70 years0.87 (0.86, 0.88)<0.001
80 years1.08 (1.07, 1.08)<0.001
90 years1.02 (0.99, 1.06)0.19
PTA (per 10 dB increase)1.29 (1.28, 1.30)<0.001
Prevalent-dementia group (versus high-functioning group)0.46 (0.43, 0.48)<0.001
New hearing-aid recipient (versus experienced user)0.47 (0.46, 0.48)<0.001
Multimorbidity (per additional body system)0.94 (0.93, 0.94)<0.001

PTA, pure-tone average hearing threshold (dB hearing level); dB, decibel.

Table 3

Logistic regression model for analysis 2; likelihood of being a persistent hearing-aid user at 3 years 2 months after hearing-aid fitting

PredictorOR (95% CI)P-value
Age (second-order fit; OR relative to age 75 years)
60 years0.54 (0.52, 0.56)<0.001
70 years0.87 (0.86, 0.88)<0.001
80 years1.08 (1.07, 1.08)<0.001
90 years1.02 (0.99, 1.06)0.19
PTA (per 10 dB increase)1.29 (1.28, 1.30)<0.001
Prevalent-dementia group (versus high-functioning group)0.46 (0.43, 0.48)<0.001
New hearing-aid recipient (versus experienced user)0.47 (0.46, 0.48)<0.001
Multimorbidity (per additional body system)0.94 (0.93, 0.94)<0.001
PredictorOR (95% CI)P-value
Age (second-order fit; OR relative to age 75 years)
60 years0.54 (0.52, 0.56)<0.001
70 years0.87 (0.86, 0.88)<0.001
80 years1.08 (1.07, 1.08)<0.001
90 years1.02 (0.99, 1.06)0.19
PTA (per 10 dB increase)1.29 (1.28, 1.30)<0.001
Prevalent-dementia group (versus high-functioning group)0.46 (0.43, 0.48)<0.001
New hearing-aid recipient (versus experienced user)0.47 (0.46, 0.48)<0.001
Multimorbidity (per additional body system)0.94 (0.93, 0.94)<0.001

PTA, pure-tone average hearing threshold (dB hearing level); dB, decibel.

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