与年龄相关的听力损失相关因素的性别差异
Dong Woo Nam1, Min-Hyun Park2,3, Su Ji Jeong3
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
PloS one
|March 6, 2024
概括
这项研究揭示了与男性和女性年龄相关的听力损失 (ARHL) 有关的不同因素. 了解这些性别相关性,比如男性吸烟和女性肥胖,是针对性干预的关键.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 听力损失的患病率和发病率因性别而异.
- 与年龄相关的听力损失 (ARHL) 是一个重要的公共卫生问题.
- 识别性别特异性风险因素对于有效管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定与ARHL相关的因素.
- 为了确定这些相关因素是否在男性和女性之间有所不同.
- 为ARHL预防和管理提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 采用医学检查和听力测试数据 (2011-2021) 的横截面研究.
- 包括2,349名成年参与者.
- 进行了性别特定的单变量和多重逻辑回归分析.
主要成果:
- 统一分析显示,男性 (年龄,体重不足,酒精,体重,身高) 和女性 (年龄,高血压,糖尿病,失脂症,肥胖,肉,体重,身高,初潮年龄,荷尔蒙暴露) 的显著因素不同.
- 多重回归确定体重不足和吸烟对男性来说很重要.
- 多重回归确定年龄,体重,肥胖和初潮时的年龄对女性来说是显著的.
结论:
- 在男性和女性之间存在明显的ARHL相关因素.
- 针对吸烟,产科病史,体重不足和肥胖的有针对性的评估和咨询可能有利于ARHL管理.
- 为了有效地解决ARHL,需要针对性别的方法.
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