[HTML][HTML] Dietary intake of cholesterol is positively associated and use of cholesterol-lowering medication is negatively associated with prevalent age-related hearing …

B Gopinath, VM Flood, E Teber, CM McMahon… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
We aimed to assess associations between dietary intake of fats (saturated and
monounsaturated fats and cholesterol) and certain food groups (butter, margarine, and nuts)
with the prevalence, incidence, and progression of age-related hearing loss. We also aimed
to investigate the link between serum lipids and cholesterol-lowering medication (statins)
and hearing loss. The Blue Mountains Hearing Study is a population-based survey of age-
related hearing loss. Hearing loss was measured in 2956 participants (aged≥ 50 y) and …