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Retrospective cohort study on risk of hearing loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using claims data.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Population studies on hearing loss (HL) associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are lacking. This study investigated the risk of developing HL in patients with RA using a nationwide population cohort. SETTING:The population-based insurance claims data in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study followed up RA cohort and control cohort without RA frequency matched by sex, age and diagnosis year. STUDY POPULATION:18 267 patients with RA newly diagnosed in 2000-2006 and 73?068 controls without RA. MAIN OUTCOMES:Incidences of HL by the end of 2011 and the RA cohort to non-RA cohort HRs after adjusting for sex, age and comorbidities. RESULTS:The HL incidence was higher in the RA cohort than in the non-RA cohort (3.08 vs 1.62 per 1000 person-years), with an adjusted HR (aHR) of 1.91 (95% CI 1.70 to 2.14) for the RA cohort relative to the non-RA cohort after controlling for age, sex and comorbidities. Men and the elderly are at a higher risk. Cardiovascular comorbidities were associated with a further increased HL risk for patients with RA. Medications were associated with reduced HL incidence; patients with RA who used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had an aHR of 0.12 (95% CI 0.07 to 0.20), compared with non-users. CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates that patients with RA are at an increased risk of developing HL. Findings highlight the need of disease-modifying treatment and scheduled auditory examinations for HL prevention and early detection for patients with RA.

SUBMITTER: Huang CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780710 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Retrospective cohort study on risk of hearing loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using claims data.

Huang Chung-Ming CM   Chen Hsuan-Ju HJ   Huang Po-Hao PH   Tsay Gregory J GJ   Lan Joung-Liang JL   Sung Fung-Chang FC  

BMJ open 20180105 1


<h4>Objectives</h4>Population studies on hearing loss (HL) associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are lacking. This study investigated the risk of developing HL in patients with RA using a nationwide population cohort.<h4>Setting</h4>The population-based insurance claims data in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study followed up RA cohort and control cohort without RA frequency matched by sex, age and diagnosis year.<h4>Study populatio  ...[more]

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