Sjögren's disease & overlap diseases
Increased prevalence of hearing loss, tinnitus and sudden deafness among patients with Sjögren’s syndrome
Authors' conclusion
We found higher prevalence of hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and sudden deafness among patients with Sjögren's syndrome relative to comparison patients.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with Sjögren's syndrome and matched comparison patients, Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database and registered catastrophic illness datasetpropensity score-matched
- Participants
- 20,266 vs 60,798
- Exposure
- SjD vs propensity score-matched comparison patients
- Sjögren's syndromen = 20,266
- Comparisonn = 60,798reference
- Outcome
- Prevalence of tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo and sudden deafness
Methodological detailspropensity score-matched, multivariable logistic regression
- Propensity score-matched
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs comparisonEstimate (95% CI)
SjD
aOR (tinnitus) 1.690(1.596–1.788)
SjD
aOR (sudden deafness) 1.368(1.137–1.647)
SjD
aOR (hearing loss) 1.724(1.598–1.859)
SjD
aOR (vertigo) 1.473(1.360–1.597)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Comparison | P value |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of tinnitusSjD vs Comparison · χ2 test | 6.3% | P < 0.001 |
| Prevalence of hearing lossSjD vs Comparison · χ2 test | 3.3% | P < 0.001 |
| Prevalence of vertigoSjD vs Comparison · χ2 test | 3.2% | P < 0.001 |
| Prevalence of sudden deafnessSjD vs Comparison · χ2 test | 0.6% | P < 0.001 |
- Prevalence of tinnitus: SjD 10.1%
- Prevalence of hearing loss: SjD 5.6%
- Prevalence of vertigo: SjD 4.6%
- Prevalence of sudden deafness: SjD 0.8%
Original publication
Increased prevalence of hearing loss, tinnitus and sudden deafness among patients with Sjögren’s syndrome. RMD Open. Published 19 January 2024. doi:10.
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