Table 4 Prevalence of GCSE among conscripts with and without hospitalisation for otitis media (OM), stratified by Boerge Prien test (BPP) scores
With GCSE | Without GCSE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With OM n,% | Without OM n,% | With OM n,% | Without OM n,% | PR | |
BPP ≤37 | 23 (7.4) | 363 (8.3) | 288 (92.6) | 4000 (91.7) | 0.89 (0.59–1.33) |
BPP 38–44 | 89 (28.7) | 1481 (31.2) | 221 (71.3) | 3272 (68.8) | 0.92 (0.77–1.10) |
BPP 45–50 | 104 (52.8) | 2389 (55) | 93 (47.2) | 1954 (45) | 0.96 (0.84–1.10) |
BPP >50 | 134 (74.0) | 3022 (76.9) | 47 (26) | 906 (23.1) | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) |
Total | 7605 (41.4) | 10 781 (58.6) | |||