ArticleLa Medicina del lavoro2018
Effects of aircraft noise on annoyance, sleep disorders, and blood pressure among adult residents near the Orio al Serio International Airport (BGY), Italy.
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- Environmental Noise and Effects on Sleep: An Update to the WHO Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Pooled it
- Long-term aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in the Nurses' Health Studies.Environmental research · 2022Pooled it
- Investigating the effects of occupational and environmental noise on cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
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- Environmental Noise Exposure and the Risk of Sleep Disturbance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Noise & healthPooled it
- Assessing Annoyance and Sleep Disturbance Related to Changing Aircraft Noise Context: Evidence from Tan Son Nhat Airport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Long-term nighttime aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in a prospective cohort of female nurses.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2025Article
- Long-term aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in postmenopausal women.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Cardiovascular consequences of aircraft noise exposure.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- The effects of combined exposure to road traffic noise and whole body vibration on types of attention among men.La Medicina del lavoro · 2021Article
- Blood pressure response to noise in children and adolescents.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
- Evidence Relating to Environmental Noise Exposure and Annoyance, Sleep Disturbance, Cardio-Vascular and Metabolic Health Outcomes in the Context of IGCB (N): A Scoping Review of New Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAircraft noise may cause several non-auditory health effects, including annoyance, sleep disorders, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and impaired cognitive skills in children.
objectivesTo perform a cross-sectional study among adult residents near the Orio al Serio International Airport (BGY), Italy to investigate the association between aircraft noise, annoyance, sleep disorders, blood pressure levels, and prevalence of hypertension.
methodsResidential addresses of subjects aged 45-70 years were geocoded and classified in three groups according to noise levels: <60 (Reference), 60-65 (Zone A), and 65-75 dBA (Zone B). A sample of subjects was invited to undergo a personal interview and blood pressure measurements. Multiple linear and robust Poisson regression models were used to analyze quantitative and categorical variables, respectively.
resultsBetween June and September 2013, we enrolled 400 subjects (166 in the Reference Zone, 164 in Zone A, and 70 in Zone B). Compared to the Reference Zone, we found elevated adjusted annoyance scores (day and night) in Zone A (+2.7) and Zone B (+4.0) (p<0.001) and about doubled proportions of severely annoyed subjects (p<0.001). Reported sleep disorders in the previous month were also more frequent in Zones A and B. Sleep disorders in general were 19.9% in the Reference Zone, 29.9% in Zone A, and 35.7% in Zone B (p<0.001).
conclusionsWe found a strong association between aircraft noise levels, annoyance, and sleep disorders among adult residents near the Orio al Serio International Airport. We found no relationship with blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension.
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