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We examined the association between hearing loss and dementia in a population at high risk for hearing loss from occupational noise exposures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted cross\u2010sectional and longitudinal analyses using logistic regression and interval\u2010censored Cox models using data from the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed), from inception in 1996 through March 2024. Hearing loss was defined as a speech\u2010frequency pure\u2010tone average \u2265\u200920 decibels (dB) in the better ear and categorized as mild (20\u201334\u2009dB), moderate (35\u201349\u2009dB), moderately severe (50\u201364\u2009dB), or severe to complete (\u2265\u200965\u2009dB). 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In longitudinal analysis, a Cox model adjusted for confounders estimated a hazard ratio of 1.60 (95% CI\u2009=\u20090.99\u20132.59,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010trend\u2009=\u20090.0928) for incident dementia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cross\u2010sectional results support an association between occupational hearing loss and dementia, consistent in direction with findings for age\u2010related hearing loss; longitudinal estimates were not significant but were directionally similar. 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