Sex differences in vision and hearing impairments across age and European regions : Findings from SHARE.

Rikke Syrak Hansen Lasse Lybecker Scheel-Hincke Bernard Jeune Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt

Published in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2023)

Our findings demonstrate an overall consistent pattern of sex differences in sensory impairments across Europe showing an increasing female disadvantage in vision and a decreasing female advantage in hearing with advancing age.

Keyphrases

hearing loss