Association of metabolic syndrome with the incidence of hearing loss: A national population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Sensorineural hearing loss (HL) is one of the most common public health problems, and its prevalence increases with increasing life expectancy. An association between HL and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is suspected. Although previous epidemiological studies have investigated the association between the two variables, there have been conflicting conclusions. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of MetS-and individual components of MetS-and HL, using a longitudinal design and a large-scale population.

Methods

A total of 17,513,555 individuals who underwent national health screening between January 2009 and December 2010 were identified. Subject data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service were reviewed. A t

SUBMITTER: Jung DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6660075 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature