Hearing loss and depressive symptoms across populations: Evidence from global burden of disease data and two large cohort studies - PubMed
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- #Depression
- #Cross-cultural
- Hearing loss and depressive symptoms are major public health challenges with significant comorbidity.
- The study uses data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, NHANES (US), and OMHS (China) to explore the association between hearing loss and depressive symptoms.
- Global trends show concurrent increases in both depression and hearing loss.
- In NHANES, each 1-dB increase in pure-tone average (PTA) was associated with higher depression risk (adjusted OR = 1.02).
- Higher PTA was linked to greater depressive symptom severity in both NHANES and OMHS cohorts.
- Subgroup analyses suggest stronger associations in women and younger adults, though findings are preliminary.
- The study highlights potential cross-cultural differences in the association between hearing loss and depression.