Associations Between Vision and Hearing Impairment and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Longitudinal Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on the severity of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and sensory impairment in China and the lack of research on this, the aims of our study were to assess the impact of hearing impairment (HI), visual impairment (VI), and concurrent HI and VI (termed dual sensory impairment) on CVD in elderly people, based on a representative sample of China.

Methods and results

We used data from the CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study) for our survey of 11 332 participants. We calculated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% 95% CIs for CVD, stroke, and cardiac events by using Cox proportional hazards models. HI and VI status were collected through self-reported questions. During the 7-year follow-up, a total of 2156 participants experienced CVD (including 745 stroke a

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11935677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature