Association of Hearing Impairment and 24-Hour Total Movement Activity in a Representative Sample of US Adults

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Martinez-Amezcua, Pablo; Dooley, Erin E.; Reed, Nicholas S.; Powell, Danielle; Hornikel, Bjoern; Golub, Justin S.; Pettee Gabriel, Kelley; & Palta, Priya (2022). Association of Hearing Impairment and 24-Hour Total Movement Activity in a Representative Sample of US Adults. JAMA Netw Open, 5(3), e222983. PMCID: PMC8933734

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Lower physical activity (PA) levels have been proposed as a mechanism to explain the association between hearing loss and various adverse outcomes of aging. But whether hearing loss is associated with lower PA is poorly understood.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether hearing loss is associated with lower levels of PA.
DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional analysis was conducted in a representative sample of US adults (aged 30-69 years) who participated in the 2011-2012 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Data analysis was conducted from July to September 2021.
EXPOSURES: Hearing was assessed, in dB, by pure-tone audiometry and summarized as the better hearing ear's pure-tone average (BPTA) of 4 speech frequencies (500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 kHz); a higher BTPA indicates worse hearing. Hearing was also categorized into normal (BPTA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2983

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Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

JAMA Netw Open

Author(s)

Martinez-Amezcua, Pablo
Dooley, Erin E.
Reed, Nicholas S.
Powell, Danielle
Hornikel, Bjoern
Golub, Justin S.
Pettee Gabriel, Kelley
Palta, Priya

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PMC8933734