Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul 01812, Korea.
Nutrients. 2021 Apr 8;13(4):1230. doi: 10.3390/nu13041230.
Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a major and rapidly growing public health problem thatcauses disability, social isolation, and socioeconomic cost. Nutritional status is known to cause manyaging-related problems, and recent studies have suggested that there are interaction effects betweenARHL and dietary factors. We aimed to investigate the association between ARHL and dietaryassessment using data from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,which is a nationwide cross-sectional survey that included 5201 participants aged≥50 years from2010 to 2012. All participants had normal findings on otoscopic examination and symmetric hearingthresholds of <15 dB between both sides. Nutritional survey data included food consumption andnutrient intake using the 24 h recall method. Data were analyzed using multiple regression modelswith complex sampling adjusted for confounding factors, such as age, sex, educational level, andhistory of diabetes. Higher intake of seeds and nuts, fruits, seaweed, and vitamin A were positivelyassociated with better hearing. Our findings suggest that dietary antioxidants or anti-inflammatoryfood may help reduce ARHL.
年龄相关性听力损失（ARHL）是一个主要且快速增长的公共卫生问题，会导致残疾、社会孤立和社会经济成本。营养状况已知会导致许多与年龄相关的问题，最近的研究表明，ARHL 和饮食因素之间存在相互作用。我们旨在使用 2010 年至 2012 年全国性的横断面调查——第五次韩国国家健康和营养检查调查的数据，研究 ARHL 与饮食评估之间的关联，该调查包括 5201 名年龄≥50 岁的参与者。所有参与者的耳镜检查均正常，两侧对称听力阈值<15dB。营养调查数据包括使用 24 小时回忆法的食物消耗和营养素摄入量。通过多回归模型分析数据，采用复杂抽样方法，调整了年龄、性别、教育水平和糖尿病史等混杂因素。更高的种子和坚果、水果、海藻和维生素 A 摄入量与更好的听力呈正相关。我们的研究结果表明，饮食中的抗氧化剂或抗炎食物可能有助于减少 ARHL。
