Long-Term Residential Ambient Air Pollution and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review

Dzhambov, Angel M.; Dimitrova, Donka D.; Turnovska, T

doi:10.17795/jhealthscope-33053

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“…Research has shown that smoking is the strongest and most consistent environmental/lifestyle factor [13]. There is also higher risk among people exposed to silica [13], vibration [14], and ambient air pollution [15].…”

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Lifetime exposure to self-reported occupational noise and prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2012)

Dzhambov

Dimitrova

2017

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Multiple risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been studied, but there is a dearth of research on occupational noise, which is highly prevalent in the United States (U.S.). This study aimed to determine whether occupational noise exposure was associated with an elevated risk of prevalent RA in the U.S. general population. Data from the 2011 to 2012 cross-sectional, population-based National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used for secondary analysis. Self-reported lifetime exposure to very loud noise was linked to self-reported doctor-diagnosed RA in a sample of 4192 participants. Weighted logistic regression was used to obtain nationally representative prevalence odds ratios (OR). The main and fully adjusted models yielded OR = 3.98 (95% CI: 1.74, 9.11) and OR = 2.84 (95% CI: 1.23, 6.57) for participants exposed for ≥ 15 years compared to never exposed participants. Excluding those diagnosed with RA more than five years before the interview, the effect dropped to OR = 3.67 (95% CI: 1.06, 12.75) in the main model, and was no longer significant in the fully adjusted model (OR = 2.68, 95% CI: 0.80, 8.96). The only significant effect modifier was race/ethnicity, with higher risk in Non-Hispanic whites. To conclude, long-term occupational noise exposure might be a modifiable risk factor for RA, but currently, the evidence base is very thin and tenuous.

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Lifetime exposure to self-reported occupational noise and prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2012)

Dzhambov

Dimitrova

2017

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

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“…Fourteen of the 33 systematic reviews focused on the associations between NCDs and proximity to major roads [10,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43], 11 on green space [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54], 4 on walkability [41,43,44,51], 4 on accessibility to infrastructure providing unhealthy food [41,43,51,55], 6 on proximity to industry [56][57][58][59][60][61], 3 on facilities for physical activity or recreation [43,44,51], and 2 on proximity to landfills [57,62]. Most reviews included studies that measured multiple neighborhood risk factors and NCD outcomes (Additional file 1: Table S5).…”

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“…For medium-strength evidence, Dzhambov et al [36] synthesized one prospective cohort study and one nested case-control study and found that a higher risk of RA was observed for people living within 50 m of a heavy traffic road. The adverse effect of proximity to major roads on RA was consistent with that reported by highquality systematic reviews.…”

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Neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors and non-communicable diseases: a systematic meta-review

Zhang

Liu

et al. 2023

Environ Health

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Background With rapid urbanization, the urban environment, especially the neighborhood environment, has received increasing global attention. However, a comprehensive overview of the association between neighborhood risk factors and human health remains unclear due to the large number of neighborhood risk factor–human health outcome pairs. Method On the basis of a whole year of panel discussions, we first obtained a list of 5 neighborhood domains, containing 33 uniformly defined neighborhood risk factors. We only focused on neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors with the potential for spatial interventions through urban design tools. Subsequently, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a systematic meta-review of 17 infrastructure-related risk factors of the 33 neighborhood risk factors (e.g., green and blue spaces, proximity to major roads, and proximity to landfills) was conducted using four databases, Web of Science, PubMed, OVID, and Cochrane Library, from January 2000 to May 2021, and corresponding evidence for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was synthesized. The review quality was assessed according to the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) standard. Results Thirty-three moderate-and high-quality reviews were included in the analysis. Thirteen major NCD outcomes were found to be associated with neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors. Green and blue spaces or walkability had protective effects on human health. In contrast, proximity to major roads, industry, and landfills posed serious threats to human health. Inconsistent results were obtained for four neighborhood risk factors: facilities for physical and leisure activities, accessibility to infrastructure providing unhealthy food, proximity to industry, and proximity to major roads. Conclusions This meta-review presents a comprehensive overview of the effects of neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors on NCDs. Findings on the risk factors with strong evidence can help improve healthy city guidelines and promote urban sustainability. In addition, the unknown or uncertain association between many neighborhood risk factors and certain types of NCDs requires further research.

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“…Research has even shown that chronic noise exposure of about 100 decibels leads to a significant reduction in testosterone levels in male rodents. Dzhambov, G.D et al [56] writes that:…”

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Exposure to Excessive Sound Volume: A Major Challenge in the South-Western Nigeria Church Auditoria

Ikibe

Adekogbe

2020

AIR

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The study examines the exposure to excessive sound volume as a major challenge to grapple with in church auditoria in South-western Nigeria. This exposure to excessive sound has become a source of noise pollution and it is dangerous to human health. Data for this paper were gathered through participant observation of musical acoustics in worship auditoria using a Virtual Instrument; a Sound Pressure Level mobile application installed on a mobile phone for sound volume measurement. The equivalent noise level using A-weighting was taken for twenty minutes per day, this was observed for the three different worship services at different dates and time in each of the selected church auditoria during each worship service. The LAeq, T, of each musical session was calculated. Findings show that the worshippers are exposed to average noise levels of 90.29 dB (Threshold of Pain) at every worship service which is higher than the recommended 60dB for normal human ear by World Health Organization (WHO). It was also observed that all the selected church auditoria lack appropriate acoustic treatment which led to sound reflections and severe echo. The paper concludes that the culture of noise pollution has become a social phenomenon in the Nigerian society especially, in church auditoria where loud musical sound is arrogated to power and domination of space. This paper recommends that acceptable optimal standards for sound production either in enclosures or in open spaces be emphasized by the Nigerian local, state and federal governments to effectively control noise for human and societal wellbeing.

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Long-Term Residential Ambient Air Pollution and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review

Cited by 3 publications

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Lifetime exposure to self-reported occupational noise and prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2012)

Lifetime exposure to self-reported occupational noise and prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011–2012)

Neighborhood infrastructure-related risk factors and non-communicable diseases: a systematic meta-review

Exposure to Excessive Sound Volume: A Major Challenge in the South-Western Nigeria Church Auditoria

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