Chronic kidney disease and the risk of incident hearing loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a strikingly high prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss among patients with chronic kidney disease, with estimates ranging from 36% to 77%; however, longitudinal data are limited. We assessed whether lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using creatinine (eGFR_Cr ), as well as decline in eGFR_Cr over time, were associated with incident hearing loss.

Methods

Serum creatinine was measured in 1,843 individuals aged 48 to 80 years without hearing loss at the start of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study in 1993. Follow-up creatinine assessments were conducted at 5 (n = 1,526) and 10 (n = 1,095) years. Hearing tests were conducted at baseline and at 5-, 10-, and 15-year follow-up visits. The risk of hearing los

SUBMITTER: Gupta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6881518 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature