The association between metabolic syndrome or chronic kidney disease and hearing thresholds in Koreans: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2012.

Authors :: Seok Hui Kang
Da Jung Jung
Kyu Hyang Cho
Jong Won Park
Kyung Woo Yoon
Jun Young Do
Source :: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 3, p e0120372 (2015)
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hearing thresholds in the general Korean population.A total of 16,554 participants were included in this study. MetS was defined using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines, and CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate

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