Justin S. Golub|Katharine Brewster|Adam M. Brickman|Adam Ciarleglio|Ana H. Kim|José A. Luchsinger|Bret R. Rutherford
Association of Audiometric Age-Related Hearing Loss With Depressive Symptoms Among Hispanic Individuals
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Milken Institute|George Washington University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
agerelated hearing loss highly prevalent recently associated numerous morbid conditions aging latelife depression also prevalent resistant available treatments preliminary studies examining association hearing loss latelife depression limited subjective hearing measures small sample sizes primarily white populationsto assess whether crosssectional association exists objective audiometric hearing loss depressive symptoms older hispanic adultsthis crosssectional study uses 20082011 hispanic community health studystudy latinos data collected miami florida san diego california chicago illinois bronx new york 5328 hispanic adults 50 years older exposure outcome covariate data data analyses conducted march 2018 september 2018audiometric hearing loss puretone averagecenter epidemiologic studies depression scale 10item version cesd10 score 10 higher indicates clinically significant depressive symptomsthe median age interquartile range 5328 participants 58 5363 years 3283 participants 616 female mean sd cesd10 score 77 64 5328 included participants 1751 329 clinically significant depressive symptoms odds symptoms increased 144 95 ci 127163 times every 20 db hearing loss adjusting hearing aid use age sex educational level study site geographic background cardiovascular disease antidepressant use compared individuals normal hearing 0 db odds clinically significant depressive symptoms 181 95 ci 148222 times high individuals mild hearing loss median threshold 325 db 238 95 ci 177320 times high individuals moderate hearing loss median threshold 475 db 430 95 ci 261709 times high individuals severe hearing loss median threshold 80 dbobjective hearing loss appears associated clinically significant depressive symptoms older hispanic people greater hearing loss seemingly associated greater odds depressive symptoms given high prevalence untreated hearing loss older adults hearing loss may potentially modifiable risk factor latelife depression