Tinnitus and cardiovascular disease: the population-based Tromso Study (2015-2016).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

People with tinnitus are likely to have other co-occurring disorders that should be considered when diagnosing and understanding tinnitus as a health problem. The association between tinnitus and cardiovascular health in the general population is, however, unclear. This study aimed to examine whether tinnitus is associated with the prevalence of hypertension, myocardial infarction or stroke, in the general adult population.

Methods

We used data from the seventh survey of the Tromsø Study, a comprehensive population-based health study carried out in 2015-2016. All inhabitants aged ≥40 years in the municipality of Tromsø, Norway, (n=32 591) were invited, of which 21 083 individuals (65%), aged 40-99, participated. Poisson regression was used to analyse the relatio

SUBMITTER: Ausland JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816207 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature