Mattos Leila Couto, Veras Renato Peixoto
Rio de Janeiro State University - UERJ.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Sep-Oct;73(5):654-9. doi: 10.1016/s1808-8694(15)30126-9.
Hearing loss in the elderly is one of the most frequent chronic diseases.
to estimate the prevalence of hearing loss in a representative sample of elderly people (aged 65 or over) in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
a prospective, cross-sectional population-based study with 238 elderly people aged 65 years or more (198 women and 40 men).
the prevalence of hearing loss was 39.4% (better ear) and 61.6% (worse ear) in the female group, 60% (better ear) and 77.5% (worse ear) in the male group, and 42.9% and 64.3% in the study population. Mild hearing loss was the most prevalent level of hearing loss.
the prevalence of hearing loss in the study population was significant and in accordance with others relevant international epidemiological studies. Longitudinal studies are needed to better understand age-related hearing loss.
老年人听力损失是最常见的慢性疾病之一。
评估里约热内卢市65岁及以上老年人代表性样本中的听力损失患病率。
一项基于人群的前瞻性横断面研究,研究对象为238名65岁及以上的老年人(198名女性和40名男性)。
女性组听力损失患病率(较好耳)为39.4%,(较差耳)为61.6%;男性组(较好耳)为60%,(较差耳)为77.5%;研究人群中患病率分别为42.9%和64.3%。轻度听力损失是最普遍的听力损失程度。
研究人群中听力损失患病率较高,与其他相关国际流行病学研究结果一致。需要进行纵向研究以更好地了解年龄相关性听力损失。