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[A study on the risk indicators of newborn hearing loss]
Wen-ying Nie1, Lu-xia Gong, Yu-jun Liu
1Jinan Maternal and Child Care Hospital, Newborn Hearing Screening and rehabilitation Center, Jinan 250001, China.
Objective:
To explore the risk indicators of newborn hearing loss.
Methods:
Statistic description was used to analyze the basic characteristics of 41 hearing loss infants screened from 8,262 newborns; one way analysis was used by 1:2 matched case control study to analyze the risk indicators of newborns with hearing loss; chi-square test and multivariate condition Logistic stepwise regression mode were also used to find risk the indicators.
Results:
By one way analysis, there were 3 high risk indicators associated with newborn hearing loss: family history of hearing loss, craniofacial anomalies, and NICU care history. By analysis of multivariate condition Logistic stepwise regression mode, family history of hearing loss (OR=16.945, 95% CI 1.21-237.369) and craniofacial anomalies (OR=6.703, 95% CI 0.61-73.85) were 2 independent risk factors of newborn hearing loss.
Conclusion:
Appropriate intervention measure should be done to reduce the high risk indicators that cause newborn hearing loss.