The Association between Serum Lipid Levels and Tinnitus Prevalence and Severity in Korean Elderly: A Nationwide Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

We aimed to investigate the association between serum lipid level and tinnitus risk in Korean older adults. This study used data from the 2016-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Overall, 6021 subjects aged ≥60 years were included. Hypertriglyceridemia was defined as a serum...

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Published in:Yonsei medical journal 2024, 65(3), , pp.156-162
Main Authors: Lee, Hye Jun, Lee, Duk Chul, Kim, Choon Ok
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Cholesterol, HDL
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Hypertriglyceridemia
Nutrition Surveys
Original
Prevalence
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Tinnitus - epidemiology
Triglycerides
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Summary:We aimed to investigate the association between serum lipid level and tinnitus risk in Korean older adults. This study used data from the 2016-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Overall, 6021 subjects aged ≥60 years were included. Hypertriglyceridemia was defined as a serum triglyceride level of ≥200 mg/dL. The high-risk threshold of the total cholesterol (TC)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio was defined as above 5.0. The presence of tinnitus was assessed via health interviews. Tinnitus severity was classified as "not annoying," "irritating," and "severely annoying and causing sleep problems." Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association between serum lipid level and tinnitus risk. The odds ratio (OR) of tinnitus was 1.27-times higher in the group with hypertriglyceridemia than in the group without hypertriglyceridemia after adjusting for age, sex, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, anemia, current smoking, obesity, noise exposure, stress cognition, and depressive mood or anxiety [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04-1.56, =0.022]. The OR of tinnitus was 1.21-times higher in the group with a high TC/HDL-C ratio than in the group without a high TC/HDL-C ratio after adjusting for the same variables as above (95% CI 1.02-1.44, =0.025). This study revealed that hypertriglyceridemia and high TC/HDL-C ratio were significantly associated with an increased OR of tinnitus in Korean older adults.
ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2022.0626