ArticleJournal of epidemiology2020
Self-Reported Hearing/Visual Loss and Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Findings From the Komo-Ise Cohort, Japan.
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- Hearing loss and its association with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- All-cause and cardiovascular mortality in dual sensory impairment patients: A meta-analysis of cohort studies.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based SUpport PRogram (SUPR) for Hearing Aid Users Aged 50+: Two-Arm, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Elucidating the burden of dual-sensory impairment in community-based older individuals in a multi-ethnic society.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The mediating effect of depression on the association of hearing loss with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Trends in the Prevalence of Blindness and Correlation With Health Status in Korean Adults: A 10-Year Nationwide Population-Based Study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Prevalence of geriatric syndromes in frail patients and mortality risks.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence and impact of combined vision and hearing (dual sensory) impairment: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Increased mortality risk for adults aged 25-44 years with long-term disability: A prospective cohort study with a 35-year follow-up of 30,080 individuals from 1984-2019 in the population-based HUNT study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2022Article
- Hearing Impairment With Cognitive Decline Increases All-Cause Mortality Risk in Chinese Adults Aged 65 Years or Older: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Association of hearing loss with total and cause-specific mortality in US adults.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
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- Sensory Impairment and All-Cause Mortality Among the Oldest-Old: Findings from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2020Article
- Older adults with dual sensory loss in rehabilitation show high functioning and may fare better than those with single sensory loss.PloS one · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe association of sensory loss with mortality remains unclear. We aimed to explore the associations of hearing loss (HL), visual loss (VL), and dual sensory loss (DSL) with survival.
methodsData came from the Komo-Ise study cohort in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, where the community-dwelling residents aged 40-69 years were followed up from 1993 to 2010. We analyzed 9,522 individuals who answered the follow-up questionnaires in 2000 (average age 64 [range, 47 to 77] years in 2000). The primary exposures were "HL only," "VL only," or "DSL", with "no HL/VL" as the reference. These sensory loss statuses were assessed by asking the difficulty in hearing conversation or reading newspaper even with aids in the follow-up questionnaires in 2000. All-cause and cause-specific mortality were ascertained from linkage to death certificate data. Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for confounders, including demographic factors, socioeconomic status, and health status, were used. Potential mediators (depression, walking disability, and social participation) were additionally adjusted for.
resultsThere were 1,105 deaths over the 10-year follow-up. After adjustment for the potential confounders, HL and DSL were associated with increased all-cause mortality (hazard ratios of 1.74 [95% CI, 1.18-2.57] and 1.63 [95% CI, 1.09-2.42], respectively). Potential mediators explained a modest portion of the association. As for cause-specific mortality, HL was associated with increased cancer mortality, while VL and DSL were associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality.
conclusionsSelf-reported HL and DSL may be risk factors of mortality among middle-aged or elderly Japanese populations.
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