Yikawe Stephen Semen, Iseh Kufre Robert, Sabir Anas Ahmad, Inoh Mfon Ime, Solomon Joseph Hassan, Aliyu Nasiru
Department of Otolaryngology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Department of Internal Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Aug 18;4(4):253-257. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2017.05.015. eCollection 2018 Dec.
To assess the effect of cardiovascular risk factors on hearing impairment.
This was a cross sectional study conducted in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto. A pretested questionnaire was used to obtain information about the biodata and medical history of participants after which, they were examined and had their hearing thresholds measured.
In this study, total of 220 participants were recruited. Within these participants, 112 (55.5%) were females, while 98 (44.5%) were males. The average age of the participants was (45.24 ± 12.21) years. The mean of pure tone average among the participants was (19.15 ± 9.28) dB HL. Thirty-six (16.4%) of the participants had some degree of hearing loss. Besides, 30 of them (13.6%) had hypertension, while 23 (10.5%) presented with diabetes mellitus. In addition, 43 participants (19.5%) had BMI (body mass index) that was ≥25 kg/m. Also, 9 out of the 220 participants (4.1%) had a history of cigarette smoking. Our studies indicated that hypertension, diabetes mellitus, BMI of ≥25 kg/m, and aging were significantly associated with the risk of hearing loss. In contrast, cigarette smoking and sex were not associated with the hearing loss.
This study showed that hypertension, diabetes mellitus, aging, and higher BMI were associated with increase risk of hearing loss.
评估心血管危险因素对听力损害的影响。
这是一项在索科托的乌斯曼努·丹福迪奥大学教学医院进行的横断面研究。使用经过预测试的问卷获取参与者的生物数据和病史信息，之后对他们进行检查并测量听力阈值。
本研究共招募了220名参与者。在这些参与者中，112名（55.5%）为女性，98名（44.5%）为男性。参与者的平均年龄为（45.24 ± 12.21）岁。参与者的纯音平均均值为（19.15 ± 9.28）dB HL。36名（16.4%）参与者有一定程度的听力损失。此外，其中30名（13.6%）患有高血压，23名（10.5%）患有糖尿病。另外，43名参与者（19.5%）的体重指数（BMI）≥25 kg/m²。在220名参与者中，9名（4.1%）有吸烟史。我们的研究表明，高血压、糖尿病、BMI≥25 kg/m²和衰老与听力损失风险显著相关。相比之下，吸烟和性别与听力损失无关。
本研究表明，高血压、糖尿病、衰老和较高的BMI与听力损失风险增加有关。
