[Self-reported hearing loss and visual impairment in adults from Central Mexico]

Salud Publica Mex. 2019 Sep-Oct;61(5):629-636. doi: 10.21149/10086.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: To determinate the prevalence of hearing loss (HL) and visual impairment (VI) among adult population from Tlaxcala, Mexico.

Materials and methods: A populationbased cross-sectional study comprising persons 50 years and older was conducted in 2013. Self-reported HL was measured using the Hearing Impairment Inventory for the Elderly (SHIIE) questionnaire; VI was determined using the Snellen tumbling E chart.

Results: 900 women and 611 men (mean age 66.1 years) were included. 481(31.8%) individuals had HL (415 alone and 66 combined with VI). Prevalence of HL alone and together with VI was associated with age (per two years, OR=1.03 and OR=1.18, respectively) and self-reported poor health status (OR=1.90 and OR=3.69, respectively).

Conclusions: The high prevalence of these disabilities calls for the implementation of public health interventions that help to reduce its impact in the population.

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de discapacidad auditiva (DA) y visual (DV) en adultos del estado de Tlaxcala, México.

Material y métodos: Estudio transversal de base poblacional realizado en 2013 que incluye sujetos ≥50 años de edad. La DA se evaluó por autorreporte con el cuestionario Hearing Impairment Inventory for the Elderly (SHIIE); la DV se midió usando la cartilla E rotatoria de Snellen.

Resultados: Se evaluaron 900 mujeres y 611 hombres (media=66.1 años). El 31.8% (481) tenía DA (415 sola y 66 con DV). La prevalencia de DA sola o con DV se asoció con edad (por cada dos años, RM=1.03 y RM=1.18, respectivamente) y con autorreporte del estado de salud deficiente (RM=1.90 y RM=3.69, respectivamente).

Conclusiones: Se requiere la implementación de intervenciones en salud pública que reduzcan el impacto de estas dos condiciones en la población.

Keywords: hearing loss; prevalence; vision disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Health Surveys
  • Hearing Loss / complications
  • Hearing Loss / epidemiology*
  • Hearing Tests
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Self Report / statistics & numerical data*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Vision Disorders / complications
  • Vision Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Visual Acuity