Hearing Impairment Increases Economic Inequality
| Autor: | So Young Kim, Chanyang Min, Dae Myoung Yoo, Jiwon Chang, Hyo-Jeong Lee, Bumjung Park, Hyo Geun Choi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 278-286 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1976-8710 2005-0720 |
| DOI: | 10.21053/ceo.2021.00325 |
| Popis: | Objectives We evaluated changes in income levels in a hearing-impaired population. Methods The study subjects were selected from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort data from 2002 to 2015 of Koreans ≥40 years old. In total, 5,857 hearing-impaired subjects were matched with 23,428 comparison participants. Differences between the initial income level and income levels at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years post-enrollment were compared between the hearing-impaired and comparison groups. The interaction of time and hearing impairment/comparison was estimated. Results Both the hearing-impaired group and the comparison group showed increased income levels over time. In the hearing-impaired group, the income levels at 4 and 5 years post-enrollment were higher than the initial income level (each P |
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