Longitudinal Blood Pressure Patterns From Mid- to Late Life and Late-Life Hearing Loss in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing loss is prevalent and associated with adverse functional outcomes in older adults. Prevention thus has far-reaching implications, yet few modifiable risk factors have been identified. Hypertension may contribute to age-related hearing loss, but epidemiologic evidence is mixed. We studied a prospective cohort of 3343 individuals from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, aged 44-65 years at baseline with up to 30 years of follow-up.

Methods

Hearing was assessed in late life (2016-2017) using a better-ear audiometric pure tone average (0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz) and the Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN) test. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg, or antihypertensive medication use. Midlife hypertensi

SUBMITTER: Ting J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature