Table 3 The risk of each type of dementia according to patient age.

From: Association between the severity of hearing loss and the risk of dementia within the 2010–2017 national insurance service survey in South Korea

Hearing group

Number

Dementia

Duration (year)

IR (per 1000)

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p value for trend

Any dementia

 Age (< 65)

  ND

80,010

1278

623,634.39

2.049

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

15,897

430

122,763.98

3.503

1.601 (1.435, 1.787)

  Non-severe HD

29,762

1049

228,157.65

4.598

1.880 (1.732, 2.041)

  Severe HD

34,351

1042

262,881.64

3.964

1.933 (1.779, 2.101)

 Age (≥ 65)

  ND

111,192

23,048

708,214.30

32.544

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

16,310

3824

103,915.64

36.799

1.231 (1.19, 1.274)

  Non-severe HD

57,143

15,226

343,708.78

44.299

1.281 (1.255, 1.308)

  Severe HD

37,739

9393

226,619.47

41.448

1.300 (1.269, 1.332)

Alzheimer’s dementia

 Age (< 65)

  ND

80,010

884

623,634.39

1.418

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

15,897

284

122,763.98

2.313

1.532 (1.339, 1.751)

  Non-severe HD

29,762

732

228,157.65

3.208

1.891 (1.714, 2.087)

  Severe HD

34,351

745

262,881.64

2.834

2.012 (1.822, 2.221)

 Age (≥ 65)

  ND

111,192

17,674

708,214.30

24.956

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

16,310

2856

103,915.64

27.484

1.207 (1.16, 1.256)

  Non-severe HD

57,143

11,556

343,708.78

33.622

1.273 (1.244, 1.304)

  Severe HD

37,739

7159

226,619.47

31.590

1.300 (1.264, 1.336)

Vascular dementia

 Age (< 65)

  ND

80,010

208

623,634.39

0.334

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

15,897

76

122,763.98

0.619

1.732 (1.331, 2.254)

  Non-severe HD

29,762

177

228,157.65

0.776

1.979 (1.618, 2.421)

  Severe HD

34,351

173

262,881.64

0.658

1.938 (1.578, 2.380)

 Age (≥ 65)

  ND

111,192

2388

708,214.30

3.372

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

16,310

423

103,915.64

4.071

1.269 (1.144, 1.408)

  Non-severe HD

57,143

1604

343,708.78

4.667

1.301 (1.221, 1.386)

  Severe HD

37,739

972

226,619.47

4.290

1.281 (1.188, 1.38)

Other dementia

 Age (< 65)

  ND

80,010

186

623,634.39

0.298

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

15,897

70

122,763.98

0.5702

1.783 (1.354, 2.35)

  Non-severe HD

29,762

140

228,157.65

0.614

1.721 (1.38, 2.145)

  Severe HD

34,351

124

262,881.64

0.472

1.557 (1.236, 1.961)

 Age (≥ 65)

  ND

111,192

2986

708,214.30

4.216

1 (ref.)

 < .0001

  Ipsilateral HD

16,310

545

103,915.64

5.245

1.342 (1.225, 1.471)

  Non-severe HD

57,143

2066

343,708.78

6.010

1.310 (1.238, 1.386)

  Severe HD

37,739

1262

226,619.47

5.569

1.318 (1.234, 1.408)

  1. ND, non-disability; HD, hearing disability; IR, incidence rate; CI, confidence interval. Duration (years): Sum of the observation period.