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

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• Alternative Title:
  Int J Audiol
• Personal Author:
  Fisher, Diana E. ; Li, Chuan-Ming ; Hoffman, Howard J. ; Chiu, May S. ; Themann, Christa L. ; Petersen, Hannes ; Jonsson, Palmi V. ; Jonsson, Helgi ; Jonasson, Fridbert ; Sverrisdottir, Johanna Eyrun ; Launer, Lenore J. ; Eiriksdottir, Gudny ; Gudnason, Vilmundur ; Cotch, Mary Frances
• Description:
  Objective
  
  We estimate the prevalence of hearing-aid use in Iceland and identify sex-specific 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 significant 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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Age-related Hearing Loss Aged Aged, 80 And Over Article Audiometry, Pure-Tone Auditory Threshold Cognition Cohort Studies Correction Of Hearing Impairment Diabetes Mellitus Diagnostic Self Evaluation Female Hearing Hearing Aids Hearing Impairment Hearing Loss Humans Iceland Male Motor Activity Older Persons Osteoarthritis Prevalence Risk Factors Sex Differences Sex Factors

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• Source:
  Int J Audiol. 54(9):634-641.
• Pubmed ID:
  25816699
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4536127
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; IAA Y2-DC-1004-02/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/United States ; N01 AG012100/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; N01-AG-12100/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; Z01 AG007380-02/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; Z01 EY000401-06/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; Z01 EY000401-07/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; Z99 EY999999/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-08/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-09/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-10/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-11/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-12/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-13/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIA EY000401-14/Intramural NIH HHS/United States ; ZIAAG007380/PHS HHS/United States ; ZIAEY000401/PHS HHS/United States
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6f1853470336635e166d9ac2d00bbe46f321fb114be1255d016f57dbebc8be15
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/36847/cdc_36847_DS1.pdf
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