Table 1 Characteristics of the participants in the population-based HUNT 2 Study by using HA equipment or not
HA users | Not HA users | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1472 (100) | 9027 (100) | |
Sociodemographic variables | N (%) | ||
Men | N (%) | 889 (60.39) | 3926 (43.49) |
Age | |||
65–69 years | N (%) | 258 (17.53) | 3114 (34.96) |
70–75 years | N (%) | 379 (25.74) | 2824 (31.28) |
75–79 years | N (%) | 319 (21.67) | 1679 (18.60) |
80–84 years | N (%) | 278 (18.89) | 868 (9.62) |
≥ 85 years | N (%) | 167 (11.35) | 304 (3.37) |
Having spousea | N (%) | 916 (62.23) | 5502 (60.95) |
Educationa | |||
Up to ten years education | N (%) | 840 (57.07) | 5413 (59.96) |
Vocational and general education | N (%) | 315 (21.40) | 1757 (19.46) |
College and university | N (%) | 75 (5.10) | 593 (6.57) |
Audiological variables | |||
Hearing thresholds | |||
Low frequency | Mean (SD) | 40.61 (17.51) | 23.31 (10.96) |
Medium frequency | Mean (SD) | 53.27 (15.61) | 25.81 (13.70) |
High frequency | Mean (SD) | 74.13 (14.55) | 50.27 (19.02) |
Bothered by hearing lossa | |||
Not at all | N (%) | 97 (6.59) | 5635 (62.42) |
Yes, a little | N (%) | 677 (45.99) | 2024 (22.42) |
Yes, a lot | N (%) | 561 (38.11) | 285 (3.16) |