Cardiovascular risk factors and hearing loss among adults in a tertiary center of Northwestern Nigeria

作     者：Stephen Semen Yikawe Kufre Robert Iseh Anas Ahmad Sabir Mfon Ime Inoh Joseph Hassan Solomon Nasiru Aliyu Yikawe Stephen Semen;Iseh Kufre Robert;Sabir Anas Ahmad;Inoh Mfon Ime;Solomon Joseph Hassan;Aliyu Nasiru

作者机构：Department of OtolaryngologyUsmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching HospitalSokotoNigeria Department of Internal MedicineUsmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching HospitalSokotoNigeria 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery》 (世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第4卷第4期

页      面：253-257页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Hearing loss Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Cigarette smoking 

摘      要：Objective:To assess the effect of cardiovascular risk factors on hearing ***:This was a cross sectional study conducted in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital,Sokoto.A pretested questionnaire was used to obtain information about the biodata and medical history of participants after which,they were examined and had their hearing thresholds ***:In this study,total of 220 participants were *** these participants,112(55.5%)were females,while 98(44.5%)were *** average age of the participants was(45.24
12.21)*** mean of pure tone average among the participants was(19.15
9.28)dB ***-six(16.4%)of the participants had some degree of hearing ***,30 of them(13.6%)had hypertension,while 23(10.5%)presented with diabetes *** addition,43 participants(19.5%)had BMI(body mass index)that was25 kg/***,9 out of the 220 participants(4.1%)had a history of cigarette *** studies indicated that hypertension,diabetes mellitus,BMI of25 kg/m2,and aging were significantly associated with the risk of hearing loss.