ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2021
Long-term community noise exposure in relation to dementia, cognition, and cognitive decline in older adults.
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- Overlooked cases of mild cognitive impairment: Implications to early Alzheimer's disease.Ageing research reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Chronic Noise Exposure and Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of Acoustic Environments on Well-Being in Sensory-Vulnerable Populations: A Systematic Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Complex multisource sound induces greater neurodegeneration in neonatal rat brain than single-source sound.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2026Article
- Systematic measurement and machine learning-based profile characterization of community noise in a medium-large city in the United States.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Association between residential proximity to major roadways and low muscle mass among Chinese older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Residential Noise Exposure on Neurological Health: A Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of Noise Stress on Neuronal Activation in Rat Auditory Pathway-Related Brain Regions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Noise Pollution on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Empirical Evidence from the CHARLS.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionExposure to noise might influence risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia.
methodsParticipants of the Chicago Health and Aging Project (≥65 years) underwent triennial cognitive assessments. For the 5 years preceding each assessment, we estimated 5227 participants' residential level of noise from the community using a spatial prediction model, and estimated associations of noise level with prevalent mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD, cognitive performance, and rate of cognitive decline.
resultsAmong these participants, an increment of 10 A-weighted decibels (dBA) in noise corresponded to 36% and 29% higher odds of prevalent MCI (odds ratio [OR] = 1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15 to 1.62) and AD (OR = 1.29, 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.55). Noise level was associated with worse global cognitive performance, principally in perceptual speed (-0.09 standard deviation per 10 dBA, 95% CI: -0.16 to -0.03), but not consistently associated with cognitive decline. DISCUSSION: These results join emerging evidence suggesting that noise may influence late-life cognition and risk of dementia.
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