Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province
Introduction Hearing loss and cigarette smoking are major challenges that affect public health in China. Revealing the effect of smoking on hearing loss in the Chinese general population is critical for hearing health protection. We investigated the relationship between smoking status and hearing lo...
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| author | Dahui Wang<sup>*</sup> Yajun Zhu<sup>*</sup> Chenhui Li Yi Wang Shichang Wang Shuang Wu Shiyan Zhang Liangwen Xu |
| author_facet | Dahui Wang<sup>*</sup> Yajun Zhu<sup>*</sup> Chenhui Li Yi Wang Shichang Wang Shuang Wu Shiyan Zhang Liangwen Xu |
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| description | Introduction
Hearing loss and cigarette smoking are major challenges that
affect public health in China. Revealing the effect of smoking on hearing loss
in the Chinese general population is critical for hearing health protection. We
investigated the relationship between smoking status and hearing loss in China,
especially in stratified sex and age groups.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted on 4685 individuals aged 20–
80 years in Zhejiang province from 2016 to 2018, with audiometric testing for
hearing loss and a structured questionnaire for collecting smoking status and
covariates. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between
smoking and hearing loss.
Results
Cigarette smoking was not significantly associated with hearing loss in
females and young males. In middle-aged males, after adjusting for covariates,
current smokers and past smokers had a significantly higher prevalence of speechfrequency
loss (OR=1.65; 95% CI: 1.17–2.33 and OR=1.88; 95% CI: 1.11–3.17;
respectively) and high-frequency hearing loss (OR=2.01; 95% CI: 1.43–2.84 and
OR=2.64; 95% CI: 1.50–4.66; respectively). In older males, only past smokers
had a significantly higher prevalence of speech-frequency hearing loss than never
smokers (OR=2.58; 95% CI: 1.38–4.85). Regarding middle-aged and older current
smokers, a dose-dependent relationship between smoking intensity and hearing
loss was found. Passive smoking was not significantly associated with an increased
hearing loss risk in all the three male groups.
Conclusions
The relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss varied
according to gender and age. Therefore, the interventions for smoking need to
be tailored according to age in males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03bd6eb7c6da43ff929c3c99fb5f8c0d2022-12-21T23:41:18ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Induced Diseases1617-96252021-05-0119May11010.18332/tid/135440135440Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang provinceDahui Wang<sup>*</sup>0Yajun Zhu<sup>*</sup>1Chenhui Li2Yi Wang3Shichang Wang4Shuang Wu5Shiyan Zhang6Liangwen Xu7Department of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Human Resources, Zhejiang Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou City, ChinaIntroduction Hearing loss and cigarette smoking are major challenges that affect public health in China. Revealing the effect of smoking on hearing loss in the Chinese general population is critical for hearing health protection. We investigated the relationship between smoking status and hearing loss in China, especially in stratified sex and age groups. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 4685 individuals aged 20– 80 years in Zhejiang province from 2016 to 2018, with audiometric testing for hearing loss and a structured questionnaire for collecting smoking status and covariates. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between smoking and hearing loss. Results Cigarette smoking was not significantly associated with hearing loss in females and young males. In middle-aged males, after adjusting for covariates, current smokers and past smokers had a significantly higher prevalence of speechfrequency loss (OR=1.65; 95% CI: 1.17–2.33 and OR=1.88; 95% CI: 1.11–3.17; respectively) and high-frequency hearing loss (OR=2.01; 95% CI: 1.43–2.84 and OR=2.64; 95% CI: 1.50–4.66; respectively). In older males, only past smokers had a significantly higher prevalence of speech-frequency hearing loss than never smokers (OR=2.58; 95% CI: 1.38–4.85). Regarding middle-aged and older current smokers, a dose-dependent relationship between smoking intensity and hearing loss was found. Passive smoking was not significantly associated with an increased hearing loss risk in all the three male groups. Conclusions The relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss varied according to gender and age. Therefore, the interventions for smoking need to be tailored according to age in males.http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Relationship-between-cigarette-smoking-and-hearing-loss-in-nChina-A-cross-sectional,135440,0,2.htmlsmokinghearing lossrisk factorgeneral population |
| spellingShingle | Dahui Wang<sup>*</sup> Yajun Zhu<sup>*</sup> Chenhui Li Yi Wang Shichang Wang Shuang Wu Shiyan Zhang Liangwen Xu Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province Tobacco Induced Diseases smoking hearing loss risk factor general population |
| title | Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in
China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province |
| title_full | Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in
China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in
China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in
China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province |
| title_short | Relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in
China: A cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province |
| title_sort | relationship between cigarette smoking and hearing loss in china a cross sectional study in zhejiang province |
| topic | smoking hearing loss risk factor general population |
| url | http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Relationship-between-cigarette-smoking-and-hearing-loss-in-nChina-A-cross-sectional,135440,0,2.html |
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