Cadmium, obesity, and education, and the 10‐year incidence of hearing impairment: The beaver dam offspring study

Objectives/Hypothesis To determine the 10‐year incidence of hearing impairment (HI) and associated risk factors in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study (BOSS; 2004–present), a large middle‐aged cohort followed for 10 years. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Hearing thresholds were measured at baseline (2005–2008) and 5‐ (2010–2013) and 10‐year (2015–2017) follow‐up examinations. HI was defined as a pure‐tone average >25 dB HL in either...