Association of Metabolic Health With Hearing Impairment Among Older Adults: A Nationwide Analysis of Follow-Up Data
Hye Jun Kim,
Seogsong Jeong,
Beom Sik Park
et al.
Abstract:Background and ObjectivesTo investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hearing impairment (HI) in elderly Korean adults using a large-scale cohort data. Subjects and Method Data was collected on 729664 adults who underwent at least one health screening between 2009 and 2012 from the Korea National Health Insurance Service-Senior Cohort. The study utilized a Cox proportional hazards regression model to assess the relationship between MetS and the risk of developing HI. The results were pr… Show more
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