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ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2026

Association of Noise Exposure, Arterial Stiffness, and Blood Pressure in Chinese Adults.

Hong Zhang, Haozhe Zhang, Yang Xiao, Zhaomin Chen, Kaiji Lang, Shuo Yang, Weihong Chen, Qiyou Tan, Dongming Wang

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Hong ZhangDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Haozhe ZhangWuhan Pulmonary Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yang XiaoDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Zhaomin ChenDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Kaiji LangDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Shuo YangDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Weihong ChenDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Qiyou TanInstitute of Occupational Health and Radiation Protection, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Dongming WangDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9297-8369

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 42507573Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LQN25H260005
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Abstract

backgroundOccupational noise is considered one of the most common occupational hazards all over the world. We aimed to explore the association between occupational noise exposure and blood pressure in Chinese adults, and the mediating role of arterial stiffness in the above-mentioned association.

methodsWe surveyed machinery manufacturing company workers in Wuhan, China. Occupational noise was assessed using cumulative noise exposure (CNE). Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was detected by a BP-203RPE III net-worked arteriosclerosis detection device. Generalized linear models and bootstrap mediating analyses were conducted.

resultsA total of 839 participants were included in the study. In the analysis between cumulative noise exposure (CNE) and blood pressure, the β value for systolic blood pressure (SBP) was 0.119 (95% confidential interval [CI]: 0.010, 0.227) and the β value for diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 0.162 (95% CI: 0.083, 0.241). CNE was positively associated with baPWV (β = 0.002, 95% CI = 0.001, 0.003), and baPWV was positively associated with SBP (β = 51.080, 95% CI = 44.726, 57.433) and DBP (β = 35.927, 95% CI = 31.253, 40.602). baPWV mediated the associations between CNE and blood pressure; the mediation proportion was 62.41% for SBP and 37.14% for DBP, respectively.

conclusionsOur study suggests that occupational noise exposure is associated with elevated blood pressure, and that arterial stiffness mediated the positive association between occupational noise and blood pressure. Appropriate measures should be implemented to control for occupational noise exposure and to protect workers from cardiovascular diseases in the workplace.

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Blood PressureNoise, OccupationalOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureVascular StiffnessAdultAnkle Brachial IndexChinaFemaleHumansMaleManufacturing IndustryMiddle AgedPulse Wave Analysisarterial stiffnessblood pressuremediation analysisoccupational healthOccupational noise exposure

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