The effect analyses are shown in Table 1. We found
a significant main effect (i.e., for the total sample) for hearing
status (as measured with the speech-in-noise test) on emotional
loneliness, but we did not find significant main effects for
any of the other relationships examined. However, gender,
income, partner status, hearing aid use, comorbidity of chronic
diseases, and comorbidity of cardiovascular conditions
were significant effect modifiers in at least one of the four
relationships investigated (self-reported/speech-in-noise test
hearing status and social/emotional loneliness)