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Bilateral high-frequency hearing loss is associated with elevated blood pressure and increased hypertension risk in occupational noise exposed workers.
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- 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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- The association between occupational noise exposure and hearing loss among petrochemical enterprise workers in Hainan, South China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Health effects of occupational noise exposure on heavy-duty equipment operators and exposed workers in a mining firm in Ghana.PloS one · 2025Article
- Reduction in mitochondrial DNA methylation leads to compensatory increase in mitochondrial DNA content: novel blood-borne biomarkers for monitoring occupational noise.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- The influence of occupational noise exposure on blood pressure and hearing loss among female workers of childbearing age.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Occupational noise and hypertension in Southern Chinese workers: a large occupational population-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Cardiometabolic diseases according to the type and degree of hearing loss in noise-exposed workers.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Occupational Noise-Induced Pre-Hypertension and Determinant Factors Among Metal Manufacturing Workers in Gondar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia.Vascular health and risk management · 2023Article
- The Psychosocial Effects of Noise Level in Hydroelectric Power Plants on Employees.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Hearing Loss and Hypertension: A Literature Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Increased Risk of Sensorineural Hearing Loss as a Result of Exposure to Air Pollution.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the association of bilateral high-frequency hearing loss (BHFHL) with blood pressure and hypertension among occupational noise exposed workers.
methodsOccupational noise exposed workers were enrolled in 2017 from the occupational diseases survey of Chengdu. BHFHL was classified as normal, mild, or high by the bilateral high-frequency tone average. Linear regression model was used to assess the effects of occupational noise exposure time and BHFHL on blood pressure. Logistic regression model was performed to estimate hypertension risk odds ratios (ORs) associated to occupational noise exposure time and BHFHL.
resultsIncreasing years of occupational noise exposure and BHFHL were significantly associated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure increase (all P<0.001). The lineal trend was only significant in males, with adjusted ORs for hypertension gradually increasing with increasing years of occupational noise exposure (P<0.001). Furthermore, subjects having mild and high BHFHL had a higher hypertension risk of 34% and 281%, respectively (both P<0.001). Dose-response relationship between BHFHL and hypertension was found in both males and females.
conclusionsOccupational noise exposure was positively associated with blood pressure levels and hypertension risk.
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