Association of midlife hearing impairment and hearing aid use with incident dementia: analysis of two UK-based longitudinal cohort studies
The prevalence of hearing impairment and dementia increases with age but the nature of their association remains unclear. Using data from two large UK-based cohort studies, we examined the longitudinal association of 'midlife' hearing impairment and hearing aid use with incident dementia. We found modest associations and population attributable fractions for reported and measured 'midlife' hearing impairment, highlighting the need to consider age at measurement of risk factors in studies that target dementia prevention.
Authors
- Céline Ben Hassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7884-2986)
- Mika Kivimaki B (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-5627)
- Julien Dumurgier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2070-9706)
- Marcos D. Machado‐Fragua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-1510)
- Archana Singh‐Manoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1244-5037)
- Gill Livingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-5516)
- Sèverine Sabia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-9720)
- Aurore Fayossé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-9408)
- Claire Paquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-7316)
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Fernand-Widal (FR)
- The London College (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Aging
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-00914-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- British Heart Foundation
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Northwest Regional Development Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council