ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
Associations of road traffic noise and its frequency spectrum with prevalent depression in Taichung, Taiwan.
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- Indoor Environmental Determinants of Depression: A New Approach to Understanding Mental Health.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- The increased risk of exposure to fine particulate matter for depression incidence is mediated by elevated TNF-R1: the Healthy Aging Longitudinal Study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Neighborhood perception and depressive symptoms: the ELSI-Brasil national study, 2015-2016.Revista de saude publica · 2025Article
- Subjective Complaints and Coping Strategies of Individuals with Reported Low-Frequency Noise Perceptions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Exposure to road traffic noise has been reported to be associated with depression in many epidemiological studies, but the association between noise frequency spectrum and depression remains unclear. This community-based study investigated the associations between road traffic noise exposure and its frequency components with prevalent depression. Methods: A total of 3,191 residents living in Taichung who participated in the Taiwan Biobank between 2010 and 2017, were included as study participants. The land-use regression models were used to evaluate individual annual average values of A-weighted equivalent sound level over 24 h (L Results: An interquartile range increase in L Conclusion: Exposure to road traffic noise may be associated with an increased prevalence of depression, particularly at 1,000 and 2,000 Hz.
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