Table 7 Degree of hearing loss in SLE and control groups
From: Hearing disorders in lupus patients: correlation with duration and severity of the disease
Degree of hearing loss | SLE group N = 98 | Control group N = 20 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild SLEDAI (≤ 6) = 34 | Moderate SLEDAI (7–12) = 35 | Severe SLEDAI (> 12) = 29 | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Normal hearing (−10–15 dB HL) | 34 | 100.0 | 16 | 45.71 | 4 | 13.79 | 18 | 90.0 |
Slight (16–25 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 20.0 | 2 | 6.89 | 1 | 5.0 |
Mild (26–40 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.42 | 6 | 20.68 | 1 | 5.0 |
Moderate (41–55 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.42 | 11 | 37.93 | 0 | 0.0 |
Moderately severe (56–70 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5.71 | 3 | 10.34 | 0 | 0.0 |
Severe (71–90 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.85 | 2 | 6.89 | 0 | 0.0 |
Profound (> 91 dB HL) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.85 | 1 | 3.44 | 0 | 0.0 |