ArticleBMC public health2023
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.
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- Association between individual occupational noise exposure and overweight/obesity among automotive manufacturing workers in South China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Long-term exposure to transportation noise and obesity: A pooled analysis of eleven Nordic cohorts.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic Factors and Mental Distress as Determinants of Perceived Noise Pollution in Four European Regions.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious research suggests an association between road traffic noise and obesity, but current evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the association between nocturnal noise exposure and markers of obesity and to assess whether sleep disturbance might be a mediator in this association.
methodsWe applied data from the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) cohort. We used self-measured waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) as outcome values. Noise exposure was assessed as perceived traffic noise in the bedroom and/or the bedroom window's location towards the street. We applied adjusted linear, and logistic regression models, evaluated effect modifications and conducted mediation analysis.
resultsBased on fully adjusted models we found that women, who reported very high traffic noise levels in bedroom, had 1.30 (95% CI 0.24-2.37) kg/m
conclusionOur results suggest that self-reported traffic noise in the bedroom may be associated to being overweight or obese trough sleep disturbance among women, but associations were inconclusive among men.
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