Incident Hearing Loss and Comorbidity: A Longitudinal Administrative Claims Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Because hearing loss is highly prevalent and treatable, determining its association with morbidity has major public health implications for disease prevention and the maintenance of health in adults with hearing loss.

Objective

To investigate the association between the diagnosis of incident hearing loss and medical comorbidities in adults 50 years or older.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study using administrative claims data from commercially insured and Medicare Advantage members in a geographically diverse US health plan. Adults 50 years or older with claims for services rendered from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2016, were observed for 2 (n = 154 414), 5 (n = 44 852), and 10 (n = 4728) years. This researc

SUBMITTER: Deal JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439817 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature