Prevalence of Concurrent Hearing and Visual Impairment in US Adults

The National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2002

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ID11039244
AuthorsAlberto J Caban‐martinez (0000-0002-5960-1308, University of Miami), Alberto J Caban (Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of...), David Lee (0000-0003-0182-9796, University of Miami), David J Lee (0000-0002-5847-0836, Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of...), Orlando Gómez-Marín (Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of...), Orlando Gómez-Marı́n (University of Miami), Byron L Lam (0000-0002-1233-2366, Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of...), D Diane Zheng (0000-0003-2913-2878, Alberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Fla, and Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Master of Public Health Program, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, and Diane Zheng are with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Byron L. Lam is with the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miller School of...)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue11
Pages1940-1942
Publication date2005-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.056671
PMID16195516
PMCIDPMC1449463
OpenAlexW2008325158
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited26

Analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of US adults (n=195801) showed that concurrent hearing and visual impairment prevalence rates were highest for participants older than 79 years of age (16.6%); a 3-fold increase in age-adjusted rates of reported hearing and visual impairment was observed for Native Americans compared with Asian Americans. Research on preventing concurrent hearing and visual impairment and countering its consequences is warranted, especially in population subgroups, such as Native and older Americans

Audiology · Environmental health · Hearing loss · National Health Interview Survey · Population · Psychiatry · Visual impairment · Demography · Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies · Gerontology

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