General characteristics of the study participants

Characteristics Number of subjects (11,037 subjects)
n % (95% CI)
Gender
 Women 6,294 51.8 (51.2-52.9)
 Men 4,743 48.2 (47.1-48.8)
Age
 40≤, <50 2,983 37.9 (36.3-39.6)
 50≤,<60 3,097 30.5 (29.2-31.9)
 60≤,<70 2,623 17.1 (16.3-18.0)
 70≤ 2,334 14.4 (13.6-15.3)
Complaint of hearing loss
 (+) 1,983 15 (14.2-16.0)
 (−) 9,050 85 (84-85.8)
Referred subjects (at least one ear)
 (+) 1,426 11.2 (10.4-12.0)
 (−) 8,821 88.8 (88.0-89.6)
Tinnitus
 (+) 2,609 22.2 (21.1-23.3)
 (−) 8,395 77.8 (76.7-78.9)
Noise exposure history
 (+) 3,257 33.1 (31.1-35.0)
 (−) 7,794 66.9 (65.0-68.9)
Number of tested ears (22,074 subjects)
Screening pass/ refer
 Refer 1,998 7.7 (7.3-8.2)
 Pass 18,496 92.3 (91.8-92.7)
Degree of hearing loss (dB HL)
 ≤25 13,595 71.7 (70.9-72.5)
 25≤, <40 4,332 18.3 (17.6-18.9)
 40≤, <60 1,862 7.3 (6.9-7.8)
 60≤, <80 443 1.6 (1.4-1.8)
 80≤ 261 1.1 (0.9-1.3)
% weighted percentage