Table 7: A summary of multinomial logistic regression analysis using Types of Hearing loss among Diabetics as outcome.

Types of Hearing loss Demographic variables Df Exp (B) OR 95% CI Sig.P-value
SNHL Age 1 1.679 0.830-3.396 0.150
SES 1 1.703 0.629-4.615 0.295
[family history = yes] 1 1.010 0.332-3.078 0.986
[Sex = male]

1

1

0.377

.

0.114-1.239

0.108

.

[Sex = female]
Conductive hearing loss Age 1 3.676 0.580-23.278 0.167
SES 1 8.931E-008 0.000 0.997
[family history = yes] 1 109573949.407 0.000 0.997
[Sex = male]

1

1

1.530E-008

.

0.000

0.997

.

[Sex = female]
Mixed hearing loss Age 1 0.781 0.112-5.439 0.803
SES 1 0.932 0.056-15.511 0.961
[family history = yes] 1 1.092 0.053-22.468 0.954
[Sex = male]

1

1

107871334.276

.

107871334.276-

107871334.276

.
[Sex = female]
Model -2 Log Likelihood Chi-Square Df p-value
Final 58.551 17.150 12 0.144

The reference category is: Normal.