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Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognitive Performance
Golub JS, Brickman AM, Ciarleglio AJ, Schupf N, Luchsinger JA.. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, 2020-01-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Importance Age-related hearing loss (HL) is a common and treatable condition that has been associated with cognitive impairment. Results Among 6451 individuals, the mean (SD) age was 59.4 (6.1) years, and 3841 (59.5%) were women. The GAM regression showed a significant inverse association between hearing and cognition across the entire spectrum of hearing after adjusting for demographics and cardiovascular disease. In separate multivariable linear regressions stratified by the classic binary definition of HL, decreased hearing was independently associated with decreased cognition in adults with normal hearing (pure-tone average ≤25 dB) across all cognitive tests in the HCHS. For example in this group, a 10-dB decrease in hearing was associated with a clinically meaningful 1.97-point (95% CI, 1.18-2.75) decrease in score on the DSST. For example, there was a 2.28-point (95% CI, 1.56-3.00) combined cohort DSST score decrease per 10-dB decrease among individuals with normal hearing vs a 0.97-point (95% CI, 0.20-1.75) decrease among those with HL, with a significant interaction term between continuous and binary hearing.
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Golub, J. S., Brickman, A. M., Ciarleglio, A. J., Schupf, N., & Luchsinger, J. A. (2020). Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognitive Performance. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3375
Vancouver
Golub JS, Brickman AM, Ciarleglio AJ, Schupf N, Luchsinger JA. Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognitive Performance. JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery. 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3375. PMID: 31725853.
BibTeX
@article{golub2020-31725853,
author = {Golub, J. S. and Brickman, A. M. and Ciarleglio, A. J. and Schupf, N. and Luchsinger, J. A.},
title = {{Association of Subclinical Hearing Loss With Cognitive Performance}},
journal = {JAMA otolaryngology-- head \& neck surgery},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3375},
pmid = {31725853},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3375}
}
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Key findings
- Importance Age-related hearing loss (HL) is a common and treatable condition that has been associated with cognitive impairment.
- Results Among 6451 individuals, the mean (SD) age was 59.4 (6.1) years, and 3841 (59.5%) were women.
- The GAM regression showed a significant inverse association between hearing and cognition across the entire spectrum of hearing after adjusting for demographics and cardiovascular disease.
- In separate multivariable linear regressions stratified by the classic binary definition of HL, decreased hearing was independently associated with decreased cognition in adults with normal hearing (pure-tone average ≤25 dB) across all cognitive tests in the HCHS.
- For example in this group, a 10-dB decrease in hearing was associated with a clinically meaningful 1.97-point (95% CI, 1.18-2.75) decrease in score on the DSST.
Why it matters
In this cross-sectional study of 6451 individuals, decreased hearing was associated with decreased cognition even among adults with normal hearing, after adjusting for demographics and cardiovascular disease. It shows an association between hearing and cognition but cannot establish whether treating hearing loss prevents cognitive decline.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Participants5,190
- Effect size59.5%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 64/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, so that was left out: it earned 61 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 64 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 3 / 4 | 5,190 participants |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 5 / 7 | Cited 176 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 4 / 5 | 22.0 citations a year over 8 year(s) since 2020 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 9.5× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 5 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 77 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Jose Alejandro Luchsinger: h-index 78 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | Columbia University: institution h-index 1,824 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 31725853) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 61 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 61 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 64 out of 100. |
| Total | 64 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.3375
- PubMed: 31725853
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