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Diet quality and hearing loss among middle-older aged adults in the USA: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the associations between overall diet quality and hearing function among middle-older aged adults in the USA.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis. Diet quality was examined using the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), using data from a single 24 h dietary recall. Hearing function was objectively measured by audiometry assessments and hearing loss, including high- and low-frequency hearing loss, was defined as pure-tone averages at specific ranges of hearing frequencies >25 dB. Weighted logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the associations of MDS (scored 0-9, categorized at the median as ≤3 or >3) with hearing loss and high- and low-frequency hearing loss.

Setting

National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2000-2006 and 2009-2012.

Participants

Adults aged ≥50 years (n 1639) with valid dietary and audiometry assessments.

Results

After adjusting for potential confounders, a non-significant trend for a protective association of higher MDS was observed for hearing loss (OR = 0·78; 95 % CI 0·49, 1·23). A significant inverse association was observed for high-frequency hearing loss (OR = 0·64; 95 % CI 0·43, 0·95). No association was found for low-frequency hearing loss among women; however, higher MDS was significantly associated with higher odds of low-frequency hearing loss among men (OR = 2·63; 95 % CI 1·39, 4·95).

Conclusions

Among middle-older aged adults, adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet was inversely associated with hearing loss, including those at high hearing frequencies, among older adults. However, a detrimental association was observed at low hearing frequencies among men. Future investigations with a longitudinal design are needed to clarify the associations between diet quality and hearing loss.

SUBMITTER: Huang Q

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200521 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diet quality and hearing loss among middle-older aged adults in the USA: findings from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Huang Qiushi Q Jin Yichen Y Reed Nicholas S NS Ma Yan Y Power Melinda C MC Talegawkar Sameera A SA

Public health nutrition 20191031 5

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the associations between overall diet quality and hearing function among middle-older aged adults in the USA.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional analysis. Diet quality was examined using the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), using data from a single 24 h dietary recall. Hearing function was objectively measured by audiometry assessments and hearing loss, including high- and low-frequency hearing loss, was defined as pure-tone averages at specific ranges of hearing frequenci ...[more]

PMID: 31666145

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