Aortic stiffness and age-related hearing loss in sedentary older adults
| dc.contributor.advisor | Fleenor, Bradley S., 1977- | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mudd, Courtney N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-13T17:30:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-13T17:30:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-05-04 | |
| dc.description | Access to thesis permanently restricted to Ball State community only. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in arterial stiffness among older adults with normal hearing and hearing loss. Methods: Two separate visits were scheduled. Visit 1 was conducted at BSU Audiology Clinic to determine hearing status via audiometric tests and Visit 2 was conducted at the BSU Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory to assess for aortic stiffness, brachial blood pressure, body composition, and blood chemistry. Results: No differences were found in arterial stiffness between normal hearing and hearing loss groups (6.7±1.0 vs. 6.9±1.1 m/s, P>0.05) while preliminary findings show increases in central pulse pressure within the hearing loss group compared with normal hearing (42.5±7.8 vs. 32.9± 3.1 mmHg, P<0.05). Conclusion: Age-related hearing loss did not appear to have a higher arterial stiffness compared to those with normal hearing. Additionally, findings of increased central blood pressures and a relation to age-related hearing loss were presented. | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Thesis (M.S.) | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | School of Kinesiology | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/20.500.14291/201702 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Arteries -- Elastic properties. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Deafness -- Age factors. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sedentary people -- Physiology. | |
| dc.title | Aortic stiffness and age-related hearing loss in sedentary older adults | en_US |