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Prevalence and risk factors of hearing loss among the middle-aged and older population in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Association between hypertension and hearing loss: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
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- Precision Diagnostics in Age-Related Hearing Loss: Emerging Molecular Biomarkers for Early Detection and Targeted Prevention.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Predicting Age-Related Hearing Loss in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of hearing loss among the aging population in China: insights from the 2023 China National Health Survey.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Cognitive function trajectories and influencing factors in Chinese older adults with self-reported hearing impairment: findings from CHARLS 2013-2020.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Spatiotemporal trend of sensory impairments in China and its provinces from 2011 to 2018: insights from CHARLS.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Dementia risk reduction in China: Country-specific estimates of modifiable risk factors and population attributable fractions (PAFs).Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Prevalence and causes of hearing impairment: a cross-sectional study in Karnali Province, Nepal.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2025Article
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- Hearing loss characteristics and cerumen management efficacy in low-income South African communities: a cross-sectional study.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Joint association of sleep duration and depression with new-onset hearing loss: a national cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- A machine learning screening model for identifying the risk of high-frequency hearing impairment in a general population.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Age-related hearing loss in older adults: etiology and rehabilitation strategies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
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Abstract
purposeThis paper was aimed at estimating the prevalence and risk factors of hearing loss (HL) among the middle-aged and elderly in China.
methodsDatabases including the CQVIP (VIP) Database, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine disc (CBMdisc), Wanfang, PubMed, Web of Science, Excerpta Medica Database (Embase) and the Cochrane Library were comprehensively searched. In this review, random-effect models were used for pooling the prevalence of HL and the odds ratios (ORs) of potential risk factors.
results34 studies were included in the meta-analysis. HL among the middle-aged and elderly in China had a pooled prevalence of 45% (95% confidence interval (CI) 40-51%). There were significant differences in the prevalence of HL between males and females (47% vs. 42%), between different screening methods by self-report and pure-tone audiometry (44% vs. 46%), between the middle-aged and the elderly (18% vs. 52%), and between the uneducated and the educated (49% vs. 36%). In urban areas, the prevalence was slightly higher than that in rural areas (50% vs. 48%). The findings suggested that the middle-aged and elderly in the South Central China region (61%, 95% CI 45-78%) and Northwest China (57%, 95% CI 55-58%) were more likely to develop HL. In addition, it was confirmed that advanced age, being male, noise exposure history, hypertension and hyperglycemia were related to a higher prevalence of HL among middle-aged and older adults.
conclusionThe prevalence of HL among the middle-aged and older population in China is 45%, nearly half of the total population. It is urgent to take great efforts to raise people's awareness of HL prevention and early hearing screening.
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