Association of hearing impairment with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study of the Korean general population

Association of hearing impairment with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study of the Korean general population

We aimed to evaluate the association between hearing impairment and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the largest population-based cross-sectional study to date. This cross-sectional study was based on the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). It includ...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC nephrology 2015-09, Vol.16 (1), p.154-154, Article 154
Hauptverfasser: Seo, Young Joon, Ko, Sang Baek, Ha, Tae Hyung, Gong, Tae Hoon, Bong, Jeong Pyo, Park, Dong-Joon, Park, Sang Yoo
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Analysis
Care and treatment
Complications and side effects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes
Female
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Hearing Loss - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical screening
Middle Aged
Nephrology
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications
Republic of Korea
Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:We aimed to evaluate the association between hearing impairment and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the largest population-based cross-sectional study to date. This cross-sectional study was based on the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES). It included 5226 participants ≥19 years of age whose estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and hearing threshold had been measured. We diagnosed CKD as an eGFR 
ISSN:1471-2369
1471-2369
DOI:10.1186/s12882-015-0151-0