1Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
2Research Promotion Unit, Translation Research Center, Ehime University Hospital, Ehime, Japan
3Department of Lifestyle-Related Medicine and Endocrinology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
4Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
5Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
6Department of Otorhinolaryngology, HITO Hospital, Ehime, Japan
7Clinical Studies of Education and Psychology, Ehime University Graduate School of Education, Ehime, Japan.
Received October 24, 2018; accepted May 31, 2019.
This work was supported by the Research Unit of Ehime University.
Y.M. and K.T. contributed to the study concept and design and the data acquisition. H.S., T.N., and B.M. contributed to the data acquisition. K.T., S.O., H.S., Y.F., and T.N. contributed to the cognitive assessment. H.S., M.O., D.T., M.T., and N.H. contributed to the audiometric hearing assessment. Y.M. was responsible for the analysis and interpretation of data and the drafting of the article. All authors read and approved the final article.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Address for correspondence: Yoshihiro Miyake, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]
