Association between dual sensory impairment and risk of mortality: a cohort study from the UK Biobank

Abstract Background Dual sensory impairment is affecting over 10% of older adults worldwide. However, the long-term effect of dual sensory impairment (DSI) on the risk of mortality remains controversial. We aim to investigate the impact of single or/and dual sensory impairment on the risk of mortali...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Xinyu Zhang, Yueye Wang, Wei Wang, Wenyi Hu, Xianwen Shang, Huan Liao, Yifan Chen, Katerina V. Kiburg, Yu Huang, Xueli Zhang, Shulin Tang, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Mingguang He, Zhuoting Zhu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-08-01
Subjects:	Mortality Sensory impairment Visual impairment Hearing impairment UK Biobank
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03322-x