ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2012
Transportation noise and blood pressure in a population-based sample of adults.
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- The Combined Impact of Hand-Arm Vibration and Noise Exposure on Hearing Sensitivity of Agricultural/Forestry Workers-A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Sex/Gender-Differences in the Health Effects of Environmental Noise Exposure on Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region: A Systematic Review on Environmental Noise and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects: A Summary.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Cardiovascular health, traffic-related air pollution and noise: are associations mutually confounded? A systematic review.International journal of public health · 2013Pooled it
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- Noise exposure, hearing loss and cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study based on an occupational health surveillance cohort in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Transportation noise pollution as a cardiovascular risk factor: from epidemiological evidence to mechanistic insights.EXCLI journal · 2025Review
- Investigation on multiple traffic noise near an airport and their effect on nearby residents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A pilot study of the cardiopulmonary effects in healthy volunteers after exposure to high levels of PMParticle and fibre toxicology · 2024Article
- Research on sound quality of roller chain transmission system based on multi-source transfer learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Health position paper and redox perspectives - Disease burden by transportation noise.Redox biology · 2024Review
- Environmental exposures and blood pressure in adolescents and adults in the T1D exchange clinic registry.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2023Article
- Being a Fair Neighbor-Towards a Psychometric Inventory to Assess Fairness-Related Perceptions of Airports by Residents-Development and Validation of the Aircraft Noise-Related Fairness Inventory (fAIR-In).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little is known about health effects of railway noise.
objectivesWe aimed to investigate the effects of railway and traffic noise exposure on blood pressure; a secondary aim was to address potentially susceptible subpopulations.
methodsWe performed adjusted linear regression analyses using data from 6,450 participants of the second survey of the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults (SAPALDIA 2) to estimate the associations of daytime and nighttime railway and traffic noise (A-weighted decibels) with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP; millimeters of mercury). Noise data were provided by the Federal Office for the Environment. Stratified analyses by self-reported hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and diabetes were performed.
resultsMean noise exposure during the day and night was 51 dB(A) and 39 dB(A) for traffic noise, respectively, and 19 dB(A) and 17 dB(A) for railway noise. Adjusted regression models yielded significant effect estimates for a 10 dB(A) increase in railway noise during the night [SBP β = 0.84; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.22, 1.46; DBP β = 0.44; 95% CI: 0.06, 0.81] and day (SBP β = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.07, 1.13). Additional adjustment for nitrogen dioxide left effect estimates almost unchanged. Stronger associations were estimated for participants with chronic disease. Significant associations with traffic noise were seen only among participants with diabetes.
conclusionWe found evidence of an adverse effect of railway noise on blood pressure in this cohort population. Traffic noise was associated with higher blood pressure only in diabetics, possibly due to low exposure levels. The study results imply more severe health effects by transportation noise in vulnerable populations, such as adults with hypertension, diabetes, or CVD.
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