Sex-specific predictors of hearing-aid use in older persons: the age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study

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• Personal Author:
  Chiu MS ; Cotch MF ; Eiriksdottir G ; Fisher DE ; Gudnason V ; Hoffman HJ ; Jonasson F ; Jonsson H ; Jonsson PV ; Launer LJ ; Li C-M ; Petersen H ; Sverrisdottir JE ; Themann, Christa L.
• Description:
  Objective: We estimate the prevalence of hearing-aid use in Iceland and identify sex-specifi c factors associated with use. Design : Population-based cohort study. Study sample: A total of 5172 age, gene/environment susceptibility - Reykjavik study (AGES-RS) participants, aged 67 to 96 years (mean age 76.5 years), who completed air-conduction and pure-tone audiometry. Results: Hearing-aid use was reported by 23.0% of men and 15.9% of women in the cohort, although among participants with at least moderate hearing loss in the better ear (pure-tone average [PTA] of thresholds at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz > 35 dB hearing level [HL]) it was 49.9% and did not differ by sex. Self-reported hearing loss was the strongest predictor of hearing-aid use in men [OR: 2.68 (95% CI: 1.77, 4.08)] and women [OR: 3.07 (95% CI: 1.94, 4.86)], followed by hearing loss severity based on audiometry. Having diabetes or osteoarthritis were signifi cant positive predictors of use in men, whereas greater physical activity and unimpaired cognitive status were important in women. Conclusions: Hearing-aid use was comparable in Icelandic men and women with moderate or greater hearing loss. Self-recognition of hearing loss was the factor most predictive of hearing-aid use; other influential factors differed for men and women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Hearing Hearing Loss Men Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Audiometry Author Keywords: Age-related Hearing Loss Hearing-impairment Hearing-level Hearing-loss Hearing-tests Hearing Aids Hearing Impairment Humans Older Persons Physical-exercise Physical-fitness Sex Differences Sound Sound-attenuation Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  1499-2027
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046710
• Citation:
  Int J Audiol 2015 Sep; 54(9):634-641
• Contact Point Address:
  Diana E. Fisher, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10-CRC, Room 3-2521, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
• Email:
  diana.fisher@nih.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Audiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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