Open AccessEarly Life Influences on Hearing in Adulthood: a Systematic Review and Two-Step Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Piers Dawes,
John Newall,
Petra L. Graham,
Clive Osmond,
Mikaela von Bonsdorff,
Johan G. Eriksson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000001163
Subject(s) - meta analysis , odds ratio , hearing loss , confidence interval , medicine , low birth weight , birth weight , logistic regression , odds , young adult , pediatrics , audiology , demography , pregnancy , gerontology , sociology , biology , genetics
Adverse prenatal and early childhood development may increase susceptibility of hearing loss in adulthood. The objective was to assess whether indices of early development are associated with adult-onset hearing loss in adults ≥18 years.