The Longitudinal Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognition in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the longitudinal association between subclinical hearing loss (SCHL) and neurocognitive performance.

Design

Longitudinal analyses were conducted among 2,110 subjects who underwent audiometric testing in a US multi-centered epidemiologic cohort study. The primary exposure was better ear hearing (pure tone average). SCHL was defined as hearing ≤ 25 dB. The primary outcome was neurocognitive performance, measured by Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Modified Mini Mental State Examination (3MS), and CLOX1. Linear mixed models were performed to assess the longitudinal association between hearing and cognitive performance, adjusting for covariates. Models were fit among all individuals and among individuals with SCHL only.

Results

Among 2,110 part

SUBMITTER: Chern A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8923153 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature