Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational disorders. Different characteristics of environmental or occupational exposure as well as individual differences trigger NIHL. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of blood groups, Rhesus (Rh) antigen, and serum choleste...
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| author | Maryam Saraei Nazanin Izadi Sahar Eftekhari |
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| description | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational disorders. Different characteristics of environmental or occupational exposure as well as individual differences trigger NIHL. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of blood groups, Rhesus (Rh) antigen, and serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose level as risk factors of NIHL. A total number of 1900 drivers who attended the occupational medicine clinic of Baharloo Hospital for the annual health-test of drivers were entered to the study. Pure tone audiometry test was performed for all subjects, blood group, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose levels were measured. Coles, Lutman, and Buffin’s (2000) algorithm were used to identify notched audiograms. A total number of 752 out of 1900 drivers (39.6%) were identified with notched audiograms. No significant difference was observed in serum glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride between the two groups according to the presence of high-frequency notches. The distribution of blood groups in the study group was as follows: O (36.7%), A (34.1%), B (22.7%), AB (6.5%). There was no significant relationship between blood groups and hearing thresholds or between Rh antigens and high-frequency notch. The results of this study was proved the relationship between age and hearing loss, but did not demonstrate any association between blood groups, Rh antigen, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose levels, and NIHL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5b01715d4a94d74812ba34052cc78502022-12-21T17:44:01ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Occupational Hygiene2008-51092008-54352019-08-01112Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional DriversMaryam Saraei0Nazanin Izadi1Sahar Eftekhari2Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCenter for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCenter for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranNoise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational disorders. Different characteristics of environmental or occupational exposure as well as individual differences trigger NIHL. This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of blood groups, Rhesus (Rh) antigen, and serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose level as risk factors of NIHL. A total number of 1900 drivers who attended the occupational medicine clinic of Baharloo Hospital for the annual health-test of drivers were entered to the study. Pure tone audiometry test was performed for all subjects, blood group, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose levels were measured. Coles, Lutman, and Buffin’s (2000) algorithm were used to identify notched audiograms. A total number of 752 out of 1900 drivers (39.6%) were identified with notched audiograms. No significant difference was observed in serum glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride between the two groups according to the presence of high-frequency notches. The distribution of blood groups in the study group was as follows: O (36.7%), A (34.1%), B (22.7%), AB (6.5%). There was no significant relationship between blood groups and hearing thresholds or between Rh antigens and high-frequency notch. The results of this study was proved the relationship between age and hearing loss, but did not demonstrate any association between blood groups, Rh antigen, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, glucose levels, and NIHL.https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/392Hearing LossNoise-InducedHyperlipidemiaBlood GroupRh Antigen |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Saraei Nazanin Izadi Sahar Eftekhari Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers International Journal of Occupational Hygiene Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Hyperlipidemia Blood Group Rh Antigen |
| title | Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers |
| title_full | Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers |
| title_short | Investigating the Relationship between Lipid Profile as well as Blood Groups and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Professional Drivers |
| title_sort | investigating the relationship between lipid profile as well as blood groups and noise induced hearing loss in professional drivers |
| topic | Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Hyperlipidemia Blood Group Rh Antigen |
| url | https://ijoh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijoh/article/view/392 |
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