Lee D J, Gómez-Marín O, Lee H M
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.
Ear Hear. 1998 Aug;19(4):329-32. doi: 10.1097/00003446-199808000-00008.
We compared population-based prevalence rates of unilateral hearing loss among African-American, Cuban-American, Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, and non-Hispanic White children 6 to 19 yr of age. The prevalence (per thousand) of overall hearing loss (average decibel HTL >30) ranged from 6.4 in Mexican-Americans to 12.3 in Cuban-Americans. The prevalence of moderate to profound unilateral hearing loss (average decibel HTL >50) ranged from 0.0 in Cuban-Americans to 5.2 in Puerto Ricans. No statistically significant age or gender differences were found within any of the ethnic groups. Among these five ethnic groups, it is estimated that approximately 391,000 school-aged children in the United States have unilateral hearing loss.
我们比较了非裔美国、古巴裔美国、墨西哥裔美国、波多黎各以及非西班牙裔白人6至19岁儿童基于人群的单侧听力损失患病率。总体听力损失（平均分贝听力阈值>30）的患病率（每千例）范围从墨西哥裔美国人中的6.4至古巴裔美国人中的12.3。中度至重度单侧听力损失（平均分贝听力阈值>50）的患病率范围从古巴裔美国人中的0.0至波多黎各人中的5.2。在任何种族群体内均未发现具有统计学意义的年龄或性别差异。在这五个种族群体中，据估计美国约有391,000名学龄儿童患有单侧听力损失。
