Association between a High-Potassium Diet and Hearing Thresholds in the Korean Adult Population

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 9694 - 11
• Main Authors: Jung, Da Jung, Lee, Jae Young, Cho, Kyu Hyang, Lee, Kyu-Yup, Do, Jun Young, Kang, Seok Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.07.2019; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/174; 692/700/2814; Adult; Audiometry, Pure-Tone - methods; Auditory Threshold - drug effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Female; Hearing loss; Hearing Loss - epidemiology; Hearing Loss - pathology; Hearing Loss - prevention & control; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multidisciplinary; Multivariate analysis; Nutrition Surveys; Potassium; Potassium - administration & dosage; Prevalence; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Republic of Korea

The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the association between potassium intake and hearing thresholds in the Korean adult population. Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Participants were divided into tertiles on the basis of their potas...