Iron deficiency at birth and risk of hidden hearing loss in infants modification by socioeconomic status: mother-newborn cohort in Shenyang, China

• Main Authors: Shuai Hao (Author), Wei Song (Author), Fanxue Kong (Author), Xinxin Yue (Author), Xinlei Meng (Author), Hongyan Chen (Author), Yunyan Han (Author), Fei Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The diagnosis of hidden hearing loss (HHL) in calm state has not yet been determined, while the nutritional status is not involved in its pathogenic risk factors. In utero iron deficiency (ID) may delay auditory neural maturation in infants. We evaluated the association between ID...