PLoS One. 2024;19(3):e0298048.
Sex differences in associated factors for age-related hearing loss.
제1저자 남동우 · 교신저자 정지봉, 박민현
소속 (5)
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
The prevalence and age of onset of hearing loss differ according to sex. This study aimed to identify associated factors for age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and determine whether there are differences between males and females regarding associated factors for ARHL. This cross-sectional study used data from adults who underwent medical examinations including hearing tests from 2011 to 2021. A total of 2,349 individuals were included. The study conducted sex-specific analyses using both univariate and multiple regression. Univariate analysis employed logistic regression, while multiple regression involved variable selection through the augmented backward elimination method. Separate multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted for each sex. In the univariate analysis, among males, age, underweight, alcohol consumption, weight, and height exhibited statistical significance. Among females, age, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity, sarcopenia, weight, height, age at menarche, and duration of hormone exposure were found to be significant factors. However, in the multiple logistic regression model for males, underweight, and smoking emerged as significant, while in females, age, weight, obesity, and age at menarche retained their significance. We found that there are different associated factors for ARHL in each sex. Assessment and counseling for smoking, obstetric history, underweight, and obesity may be beneficial in managing patients with ARHL.
Copyright: © 2024 Nam et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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그림 출처: PubMed Central 공개 논문 (PMC10917258)
Conflict of interest statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
그 밖의 정보
- 출판 형태
- Journal Article
- 저널
- PloS one · eISSN 1932-6203
- 전자 출판
- 2024-03-06
- MeSH
- Adult · Pregnancy · Humans · Female · Male · Sex Characteristics* · Cross-Sectional Studies · Thinness · Presbycusis* · Obesity / epidemiology
- 참고문헌
- 39편
