An increasing prevalence of hearing impairment and associated risk factors over three decades of the Alameda County Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024077 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Wallhagen (0000-0002-4988-2337, Department of Physiological Sciences), M I Wallhagen, William J Strawbridge, Richard D Cohen, G A Kaplan (0000-0001-9559-4451) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 440-442 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.87.3.440 |
| PMID | 9096550 |
| OpenAlex | W1979635840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 19 |
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed changes in the prevalence of hearing impairment in persons aged 50 years and older over the past 30 years and identified risk factors. METHODS: Age-adjusted hearing impairment prevalence rates at four time intervals were calculated from the Alameda County Study (n = 5108). Logistic regression models analyzed risk factors from 1974 for 1994 incident hearing impairment. RESULTS: The prevalence of hearing impairment nearly doubled between 1965 and 1994. The increase was significantly greater for men. The higher incidence was associated with potentially high-noise-exposure occupations for men and with symptoms and conditions associated with ototoxic drug use for both men and women. Exercise was protective. CONCLUSIONS: Given the serious health and social consequences of hearing impairment, its increasing prevalence is cause for concern
Environmental health · Demography · Epidemiology · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Vestibular and auditory disorders · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.34 |
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| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |