Table 2 Participants’ non-medical determinants of health, N = 237
Variable | Hearing | Hard of Hearing | Deaf | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tobacco consumer | 0.13a | |||
Current | 38 (39.2) | 20 (37.0) | 48 (55.8) | |
Former | 18 (18.6) | 9 (16.7) | 10 (11.6) | |
Never | 41 (42.3) | 9 (46.3) | 28 (32.6) | |
Number of cigarettes smoked per day e | 11 (59) | 20 (58) | 20 (35) | < 0.001***f |
Years of smoking e | 12 (37) | 20 (43) | 18 (39) | 0.01*f |
Alcohol consumption (units of alcohol per week) e | 1 (10) | 2 (10) | 3.5 (15) | < 0.001***f |
Body Mass Index (BMI) b | 26.1 (4.6) | 27.4 (4.2) | 27.9 (4.1) | 0.02*c |
BMI Classification | 0.004**d | |||
Underweight | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Normal | 43 (44.3) | 14 (25.9) | 20 (23.3) | |
Overweight | 37 (38.1) | 30 (55.6) | 48 (55.8) | |
Obese | 15 (15.5) | 10 (18.5) | 18 (20.9) | |
Physical activity (hours per week) e | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 0 (8) | < 0.001***f |