A hypothetical intervention on the use of hearing aids for the risk of dementia in people with hearing loss in UK Biobank - Takeaways - MDSpire

A hypothetical intervention on the use of hearing aids for the risk of dementia in people with hearing loss in UK Biobank

  • By

  • Jure Mur

  • Matthias Klee

  • Helen R Wright

  • Alina Solomon

  • Christine Johnson

  • Thomas J Littlejohns

  • Graciela Muniz-Terrera

  • Anja K Leist

  • December 16, 2024

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    Hearing aid use is associated with a higher risk of dementia diagnosis, with a risk ratio of 1.43 in the UK Biobank study.

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    Sensitivity analyses showed robust associations between hearing aid use and dementia diagnosis, with risk ratios ranging from 1.34 to 1.59.

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    Adjustments for primary healthcare use significantly decreased the observed effect of hearing aid use on dementia risk.

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    The study utilized observational data from the UK Biobank to estimate the causal effects of hearing aid use on dementia risk.

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    Acquired hearing loss is a major modifiable risk factor for dementia, with an estimated population attributable fraction of ≥7%.

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A hypothetical intervention on the use of hearing aids for the risk of dementia in people with hearing loss in UK Biobank

  • by Jure Mur, Matthias Klee, Helen R Wright, Alina Solomon, Christine Johnson, Thomas J Littlejohns, Graciela Muniz-Terrera, Anja K Leist

  • December 16, 2024

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