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P2‐541: HEARING LOSS PREVALENCE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DEMENTIA: A CROSS‐SECTIONAL POPULATION‐BASED STUDY
Author(s) -
Miranda Sánchez Brenda Sarai,
Acosta-Castillo Gilberto Isaac,
Sosa-Ortiz Ana Luisa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.2949
Subject(s) - dementia , marital status , hearing loss , gerontology , population , confidence interval , medicine , cross sectional study , association (psychology) , psychology , demography , audiology , disease , environmental health , pathology , sociology , psychotherapist
association with cognitive function: the coefficients for Groups 2, 3, and 4 were -.17, -.14, and -.20 respectively. Conclusions: There are significant interaction effects of having both DM and poor oral health on cognitive function. The negative effects on cognitive function were stronger with both conditions than with either one of the two conditions. This study suggests the importance of prevention and management of DM and poor oral health in order to improve cognitive health in older adults.