Jackson Heart Study: Aggregate cardiovascular disease risk and auditory profiles.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evaluate the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and cochlear function in African Americans.

Methods

Relationships between hearing loss, cochlear function, and CVD risk factors were assessed in a cross-sectional analysis of 1106 Jackson Heart Study participants. Hearing loss was defined as puretone average (PTA_0.5,1,2,4) > 15 dB HL. Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) were collected for f ₂ = 1.0-8.0 kHz. Two amplitude averages were computed: DPOAE_low (f ₂ ≤ 4 kHz) and DPOAE_high (f ₂ ≥ 6 kHz). Based on major CVD risk factors (diabetes, current smoking, total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL or treatment, and systolic blood pressure [BP]/diastolic B

SUBMITTER: Baiduc RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116973 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature