ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2017
Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise in Relation to Development of Obesity—a Cohort Study.
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- Long-Term Exposure to Traffic Noise and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Diseases: a Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of Noise Exposure on Risk of Developing Stress-Related Metabolic Effects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Impact of residential noise pollution on early-onset myocardial infarction risk results from the DECIBEL-MI (Determination of Environmental CIty-noise's Burden, Exposure, and Link to Myocardial Infarction) study.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026Article
- Association between occupational noise exposure and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: the mediating role of body mass index in automotive manufacturing workers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Weighty Consequences: Pollution's Hidden Weight in the Obesity Epidemic: A Narrative Review.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Association between individual occupational noise exposure and overweight/obesity among automotive manufacturing workers in South China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Review
- Transportation noise pollution as a cardiovascular risk factor: from epidemiological evidence to mechanistic insights.EXCLI journal · 2025Review
- Effects of Environmental Noise Stress on Mouse Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Long-term exposure to transportation noise and obesity: A pooled analysis of eleven Nordic cohorts.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Association of Road Traffic Noise with Obesity and the Role of Meat Intake: A Prospective Study from UK Biobank.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Aircraft noise exposure and body mass index among female participants in two Nurses' Health Study prospective cohorts living around 90 airports in the United States.Environment international · 2024Article
- Environmental Impacts on Cardiovascular Health and Biology: An Overview.Circulation research · 2024Review
- Association between occupational noise and obesity: a retrospective cohort study in China.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Health position paper and redox perspectives - Disease burden by transportation noise.Redox biology · 2024Review
- Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise and Ischemic Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Nine Scandinavian Cohorts.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Environmental risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive expert review.Cardiovascular research · 2022Article
- Redox Regulatory Changes of Circadian Rhythm by the Environmental Risk Factors Traffic Noise and Air Pollution.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2022Review
- Urban Noise Exposure and Cardiometabolic Diseases: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study in Lisbon.Portuguese journal of public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundExposure to transportation noise is widespread and has been associated with obesity in some studies. However, the evidence from longitudinal studies is limited and little is known about effects of combined exposure to different noise sources.
objectivesThe aim of this longitudinal study was to estimate the association between exposure to noise from road traffic, railways, or aircraft and the development of obesity markers.
methodsWe assessed individual long-term exposure to road traffic, railway, and aircraft noise based on residential histories in a cohort of 5,184 men and women from Stockholm County. Noise levels were estimated at the most exposed façade of each dwelling. Waist circumference, weight, and height were measured at recruitment and after an average of 8.9 y of follow-up. Extensive information on potential confounders was available from repeated questionnaires and registers.
resultsWaist circumference increased 0.04 cm/y (95% CI: 0.02, 0.06) and 0.16 cm/y (95% CI: 0.14, 0.17) per 10 dB L
conclusionOur results link transportation noise exposure to development of obesity and suggest that combined exposure from different sources may be particularly harmful. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1910.
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