Associations among Visual, Auditory, and Olfactory Functions in Community-Based Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Objective examination of relationships among visual, hearing, and olfactory function may yield mechanistic insights and inform our understanding of the burden of multiple-sensory impairments.

Methods

This cross-sectional study capitalized on continuous measures of visual acuity (VA), contrast sensitivity, pure tone audiometry, Quick Speech-in-Noise (QuickSIN), and Sniffin' Sticks from a subset of ARIC participants at two community sites (EyeDOC Study, 2017-2019). Scales of all measures were aligned such that higher values indicated greater impairment. Intersensory bivariate associations were assessed graphically, and correlations assessed using Kendall's tau. Intersensory associations, independent of age, education, smoking, diabetes, and hypertension, were examined

SUBMITTER: Arsiwala-Scheppach LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639698 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature