The Role of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Adolescents: A Case-Control Study.

Autor: Jalali MM; Department of Otolaryngology, Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran., Dalili S; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Pediatrics Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran., Koohmanaee S; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Pediatrics Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran., Rad S; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, Pediatrics Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International archives of otorhinolaryngology [Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol] 2023 Aug 04; Vol. 27 (3), pp. e393-e399. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 04 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1742241
Abstrakt: Introduction  Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated components were reported as a possible cause of inner ear dysfunction. However, research about the influence of cardiovascular risk factors on hearing thresholds are conducted mainly in adult patients. Objective  The aim of the present study was to investigate auditory function in adolescents with MetS compared with healthy controls. Methods  One hundred adolescents with metabolic syndrome and 200 sex- and age-matched controls were recruited from a university pediatric endocrine clinic from May 2018 to July 2020. Hearing loss was defined as hearing level ≥ 15 dB at speech frequency (SFHL) or high frequency (HFHL) in one or both ears. A multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis examined the correlation between MetS components and several important demographic characteristics, and hearing loss. Results  A total of 165 (55.0%) boys and 135 (45.0%) girls participated in this study. The rates of SFHL and HFHL in adolescents with MetS were 32.0% and 51.0%, respectively. Those values for controls were 5.0% and 15.5%, respectively. The regression analysis showed high triglycerides as a significant predictor for SFHL (odds ratio 10.87; 95% confidence interval: 1.98, 59.74). Neither predictor of interest was significant for HFHL. Conclusion  Hypertriglyceridemia may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of SFHL. However, the strength of the association was not significant with a wide confidence interval. Also, we were unable to find an association between predictors and HFHL with the current sample size. Larger and prospective studies are recommended.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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