KMID : 1039620160060040235
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Korean Journal of Family Practice 2016 Volume.6 No. 4 p.235 ~ p.241
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Association between Hearing Loss and Dyslipidemia Prevalence and Treatment in Adults in Korea: The Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2010?2012
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Kim Dong-Hui
Park Seon-Ki Kim Kyung-Min Shin Seong-Gun
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Abstract
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Background: Several studies have indicated that dyslipidemia affects hearing; however, the results are not consistent. Here, we investigated average hearing, as well as the association between hearing loss and dyslipidemia prevalence and treatment.
Methods: We analyzed the data for 4,148 individuals aged 30?49 years from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010? 2012). Dyslipidemia prevalence and treatment were defined using a questionnaire and blood test results. An average hearing threshold of 0.5, 1, or 2 kHz was used to define low-frequency pure tone average, while high-frequency pure tone average was defined as average hearing thresholds of 3, 4, or 6 kHz in the more impaired ear. Hearing loss was defined as pure tone averages ¡Ã26 dB.
Results: There was no significant difference in low-frequency and high-frequency pure tone averages between the dyslipidemia and control groups and between the dyslipidemia treatment and non-treatment groups. Dyslipidemia prevalence and treatment were not associated with hearing loss after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, blood pressure, fasting glucose, glycated hemoglobin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alcohol use, smoking, history of noise exposure, hypertension, diabetes, and coronary disease.
Conclusion: Dyslipidemia prevalence and treatment in men and women aged 30?49 years was not associated with hearing loss.
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KEYWORD
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Dyslipidemia, Middle Aged, Hearing, Audiometry
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