Table 5 Multivariate analysis showing the association among the grade of cleft palate, age, number of ventilation tubes inserted, hearing loss (independent variables) and chronic otitis media (COM) (dependent variable)
From: Otologic, audiometric and speech findings in patients undergoing surgery for cleft palate
Variable | ORa | 95% CIa | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of cleft palate | I | 1 | 0.9690 | |
II | 0.73 | (0.11; 5.01) | ||
III | 1.02 | (0.19; 5.34) | ||
IV | 0.90 | (0.13; 6.33) | ||
Age | 0.92 | (0.84; 1.01) | 0.0958 | |
Number of ventilation tubes inserted | 8.42 | (3.40; 20.89) | 0.0000 | |
Hearing loss | Normal | 1 | 0.0013 | |
Mild | 9.88 | (2.37; 41.20) | ||
Moderate | 32.83 | (5.61; 191.97) | ||
Severe | 15.85 | (0.66; 379.68) | ||