Hearing Loss and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profiles: Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Rachael R BaiducBrittany BogleFranklyn Gonzalez IiElizabeth DincesDavid J LeeMartha L DaviglusSumitrajit DharJianwen CaiPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (2024)
HL is associated with elevated BP in females < 45 years, with diabetes and hypertension in males ≥ 45 years, and with diabetes, smoking, and having ≥2 major CVD RFs in females ≥ 45 years. Future studies are needed to examine if these factors are associated with incident HL.