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Combined vision and hearing problems linked to disease risk
Combined vision and hearing impairment was linked to higher cardiometabolic risk, with a pooled hazard ratio of 1.10 per standard-deviation increase.Combined vision and hearing impairment was linked to higher cardiometabolic risk, with a pooled hazard ratio of 1.10 per standard-deviation increase.
Preprint: cohort · 52,912 peopleEar
Who was studied52,912 middle-aged and older adults without cardiometabolic disease
What changedHeart disease, diabetes, or stroke risk was 10% higher per standard-deviation increase in combined vision and hearing impairment
The catchUndiagnosed cardiometabolic disease could impair vision and hearing before diagnosis