Bowen Huang1, Guilan Cao2, Yanran Duan1, Siyu Yan1, Mingming Yan1, Ping Yin1, Hongwei Jiang1. 1. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 2. Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the association between hearing loss and cognitive function by gender in a nationally representative sample of older adults. METHODS: We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011) for 655 participants aged 60 to 69 years. The cognitive functioning component consisted of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's disease, the Animal Fluency Test, and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test. We created a composite z score to represent global cognitive function. Regression models were used to examine the association between hearing loss and cognitive function. RESULTS: Moderate/severe hearing loss was significantly associated with lower composite z score in males (β = -28.67, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = -57.13 to -0.20) but not in females (β = -8.82, 95% CI = -36.61 to 18.96). CONCLUSION: There were gender differences in the association between hearing loss and cognitive function. Future studies need to investigate these gender-specific associations.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the association between hearing loss and cognitive function by gender in a nationally representative sample of older adults. METHODS: We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010-2011) for 655 participants aged 60 to 69 years. The cognitive functioning component consisted of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's disease, the Animal Fluency Test, and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test. We created a composite z score to represent global cognitive function. Regression models were used to examine the association between hearing loss and cognitive function. RESULTS: Moderate/severe hearing loss was significantly associated with lower composite z score in males (β = -28.67, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = -57.13 to -0.20) but not in females (β = -8.82, 95% CI = -36.61 to 18.96). CONCLUSION: There were gender differences in the association between hearing loss and cognitive function. Future studies need to investigate these gender-specific associations.
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Keywords:
aging; cognition impairment; dementia; gender-specific association; hearing loss
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