Anne-Sofie Helvik ^1*, Steinar Krokstad ¹, Kristian Tambs ²

¹ Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
² Norwegian Institute of Public Health

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: anne-sofie.helvik{at}ntnu.no.

	Abstract

We assessed socioeconomic position and hearing loss in a Norwegian population of 17593 men and women aged 30–54 years in 1984 to 1986 who were followed for 11 years. We used analysis of variance, logistic regression, and population-attributable fraction analyses to examine associations. Significant socioeconomic inequalities in hearing loss were found among men. Adjusted odds ratios for hearing loss were approximately 1.3 to 1.9 for semi- and unskilled manual workers compared with participants with high occupational class.

Key Words: Epidemiology, Occupational Health, Prevention, Socioeconomic Factors