Table 2 Table comparing various risk factors associated with hearing loss in BERA positive cases
From: Hearing impairment and its risk factors by newborn screening in north-western India
Normal hearing | Hearing loss | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean gestational age (weeks) | 36.93 ± 2.41 | 36.71 ± 2.17 | 0.051 |
Birth weight (kg) | 2.667 ± 0.50 | 2.747 ± 0.59 | 0.197 |
Male gender | 221 | 9 | 0.550 |
Vaginal delivery | 283 | 10 | 0.09 |
Apgar score at 5 min less than five | 10 | 3 | 0.001 |
NICU admission | 137 | 11 | 0.032 |
Fetal distress | 73 | 9 | 0.009 |
Meconium stained amniotic fluid | 28 | 2 | 0.012 |
Family history | 15 | 1 | 0.022 |
Maternal age (years) | 24.99 ± 3.3 | 25.35 ± 4.3 | 0.313 |