Metabolic syndrome is not an independent risk factor for hearing impairment

[1] Grundy SM(2005)Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement Circulation 112 2735-2752

[2] Cleeman JI(2013)Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome in the adult U.S. population, 1999-2010 J Am Coll Cardiol. 62 697-703

[3] Daniels SR(2011)Increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korea: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1998-2007 Diabetes Care 34 1323-1328

[4] Donato KA(2012)Hearing loss in older adults Am Fam Physician 85 1150-1156

[5] Eckel RH(2013)Current concepts in age-related hearing loss: epidemiology and mechanistic pathways Hear Res 303 30-38

[6] Franklin BA(2013)A systematic review and meta-analysis of common mutations of SLC26A4 gene in Asian populations Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 77 1670-1676

[7] Beltrán-Sánchez H(2014)Hearing loss among patients with Turner’s syndrome: literature review Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 80 257-263

[8] Harhay MO(2013)Ototoxicity in preterm infants: effects of genetics, aminoglycosides, and loud environmental noise J Perinatol 1 3-8

[9] Harhay MM(2012)Noise-induced hearing loss Noise Health 14 274-280

[10] McElligott S(2013)Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss: the otology-rheumatology interface Rheumatology (Oxford) 52 780-789

[1] Grundy SM(2005)Diagnosis and management of the metabolic syndrome: an American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Scientific Statement Circulation 112 2735-2752

[2] Cleeman JI(2013)Prevalence and trends of metabolic syndrome in the adult U.S. population, 1999-2010 J Am Coll Cardiol. 62 697-703

[3] Daniels SR(2011)Increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korea: the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1998-2007 Diabetes Care 34 1323-1328

[4] Donato KA(2012)Hearing loss in older adults Am Fam Physician 85 1150-1156

[5] Eckel RH(2013)Current concepts in age-related hearing loss: epidemiology and mechanistic pathways Hear Res 303 30-38

[6] Franklin BA(2013)A systematic review and meta-analysis of common mutations of SLC26A4 gene in Asian populations Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 77 1670-1676

[7] Beltrán-Sánchez H(2014)Hearing loss among patients with Turner’s syndrome: literature review Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 80 257-263

[8] Harhay MO(2013)Ototoxicity in preterm infants: effects of genetics, aminoglycosides, and loud environmental noise J Perinatol 1 3-8

[9] Harhay MM(2012)Noise-induced hearing loss Noise Health 14 274-280

[10] McElligott S(2013)Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss: the otology-rheumatology interface Rheumatology (Oxford) 52 780-789