Association of household income and education with prevalence of hearing impairment in Japan
Association of household income and education with prevalence of hearing impairment in Japan
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DOI：
10.1002/lary.27758
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发表时间：
2019-09-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Miyake, Yoshihiro
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作者：
Fukui, Junpei;Nobutoh, Chinatsu;Miyake, Yoshihiro
目的/假设关于家庭收入和教育与听力损伤（HI）之间关系的流行病学信息是有限的。本横截面研究调查了这个问题在日本。研究设计横断面调查。方法研究对象为36 ~ 84岁的男性371例，女性639例。采用自填式问卷。通过纯音测听进行听力学评估。根据世界卫生组织的标准，听力较好的耳朵对纯音平均值>25 dB HL无反应的受试者被定义为存在HI。对年龄、吸烟状况、饮酒、高血压、血脂异常、糖尿病和体重指数进行了调整。结果男371例，女639例，HI患病率分别为31.5%和20.8%。在男性中，家庭收入与HI之间观察到轻微的倒J形关联，而家庭收入为
Objectives/Hypothesis Epidemiological information regarding the relationship between household income and education and hearing impairment (HI) is limited. The present cross-sectional study investigated this issue in Japan. Study Design Cross-sectional investigation. Methods Study subjects were 371 men and 639 women aged 36 to 84 years. A self-administered questionnaire was used. Audiological assessment was performed by pure-tone audiometry. HI was defined as present in subjects who did not respond to a pure-tone average of >25 dB HL in the better hearing ear according to the World Health Organization standard. Adjustment was made for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and body mass index. Results The prevalence of HI was 31.5% in 371 men and 20.8% in 639 women. In men, a slight inverted J-shaped association was observed between household income and HI, compared with a household income of