Table 1. Newborns Screened in the NICU versus Healthy Newborns.

From: Screening Newborns for Hearing Loss under Full Public Funding, Kochi, Japan -Differences in the Screening Results between Premature Neonates and Healthy Newborns

Referral rate NICU Healthy Odds ratio 95% CI p-value*
First screening1 6.7% 2.4%
(106/1589) (268/11262) 2.93 2.30-3.71 <0.001
Rescreening2 39.6% 22.4%
(42/106) (60/268) 2.27 1.36-3.79 0.001
Screening3 2.64% 0.53%
(42/1589) (60/11262) 5.07 3.32-7.67 <0.001
Table 2. Diagnostic Examination Results.

From: Screening Newborns for Hearing Loss under Full Public Funding, Kochi, Japan -Differences in the Screening Results between Premature Neonates and Healthy Newborns

Date of birth 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Total Proportion (%)
Number of diagnostic examinations 38 34 28 102
Final result unknown 1 10 7 18
Final result known 37 23 21 81 100.0
Results
Decisions withheld 11 4 2 17 21.0
No hearing loss 15 8 4 27 33.3
Hearing loss 11 11 15 37 45.7
 Bilateral 5 5 4 14 17.3
 Unilateral 6 6 11 23 28.4
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