Relationship between obesity and hearing loss

Conclusion: Underweight and severe obesity were associated with an increased prevalence of hearing loss in a Korean population. Objective: The relationship between weight and hearing loss is unclear. This study, therefore, analyzed the relationship between hearing loss and body mass index (BMI) in a...

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Published in:Acta oto-laryngologica 2016-10, Vol.136 (10), p.1046-1050
Main Authors: Kim, Sang Hoon, Won, Yong Sung, Kim, Myung Gu, Baek, Young Jin, Oh, In-Hwan, Yeo, Seung Geun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
age
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Hearing Tests
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Thinness - epidemiology
underweight
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Summary:Conclusion: Underweight and severe obesity were associated with an increased prevalence of hearing loss in a Korean population. Objective: The relationship between weight and hearing loss is unclear. This study, therefore, analyzed the relationship between hearing loss and body mass index (BMI) in a Korean population. Methods: The prevalence and severity of hearing loss were assessed in 61 052 subjects who underwent health screening examinations, including hearing tests. Subjects were divided into five groups according to BMI (underweight, normal, overweight, obese, and severely obese). The relationships between the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and BMI were analyzed, after adjusting for the effects of age. Results: The rates of mild or greater hearing loss in the underweight, normal, overweight, obese, and severely obese groups were 24.9%, 20.4%, 21.8%, 21.2%, and 24.1%, respectively. Mild severity of hearing loss was the most common in all five groups, followed by moderate, moderately severe, and severe hearing loss, in that order. Multivariate analysis, showed that the odds ratios of hearing loss in the severely obese, and underweight groups, compared with the normal group, were 1.312 and 1.282, respectively.
ISSN:0001-6489
1651-2251
DOI:10.1080/00016489.2016.1179787