Road traffic noise and hypertension: results from a cross-sectional public health survey in southern Sweden

Bodin, Theo; Albin, María; Ardö, Jonas; Stroh, Emilie; Östergren, Per-Olof; Björk, Jonas

doi:10.1186/1476-069x-8-38

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“…Epidemiologic studies, for example, suggest higher risks of cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction and hypertension among people exposed to higher levels of ambient noise, particularly traffic noise. [1][2][3][4][5] Ambient noise exposures have been linked to a variety of physical and mental responses, including effects on cardiovascular endpoints 6 and impairment of cognitive development in children. 7 Nighttime noise exposures may be especially harmful and have been associated with elevated blood pressure, 8,9 and a greater cardiovascular response when compared to daytime noise exposures.…”

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“…4,17,[24][25][26] These models, however, often rely on land-use and traffic data that can be limited or have significant uncertainty, particularly in large cities with diverse built and natural environments such as NYC. Limitations in local traffic data, including lack of traffic counts on all roadways can lead to uncertainty in noise models.…”

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Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

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Exposure to environmental noise from traffic is common in urban areas and has been linked to increased risks of adverse health effects including cardiovascular disease. Because traffic sources also produce air pollutants that increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity, associations between traffic exposures and health outcomes may involve confounding and/or synergisms between air pollution and noise. While prior studies have characterized intraurban spatial variation in air pollution in New York City (NYC), limited data exists on the levels and spatial variation in noise levels. We measured 1-week equivalent continuous sound pressure levels (L eq ) at 56 sites during the fall of 2012 across NYC locations with varying traffic intensity and building density that are routinely monitored for combustion-related air pollutants. We evaluated correlations among several noise metrics used to characterize noise exposures, including L eq during different time periods (night, day, weekday, weekend), L dn (day-night noise), and measures of intermittent noise defined as the ratio of peak levels to median and background levels. We also examined correlations between sound pressure levels and co-located simultaneous measures of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), and black carbon (BC) as well as estimates of traffic and building density around the monitoring sites. Noise levels varied widely across the 56 monitoring sites; 1-week L eq varied by 21.6 dBA (range 59.1-80.7 dBA) with the highest levels observed during the weekday, daytime hours. Indices of average noise were well correlated with each other (r9 0.83), while indices of intermittent noise were not well correlated with average noise levels (rG0.41). One-week L eq correlated well with NO, NO 2 , and EC levels (r=0.61 to 0.68) and less so with PM 2.5 levels (r=0.45). We observed associations between 1-week noise levels and traffic intensity within 100 m of the monitoring sites (r = 0.58). The high levels of noise observed in NYC often exceed recommended guidelines for outdoor and personal exposures, suggesting unhealthy levels in many locations. Associations between noise, traffic, and combustion air pollutants suggest the possibility for confounding and/or synergism in intraurban epidemiological studies of traffic-related health effects. The different spatial pattern of intermittent noise compared to average noise level may suggest different sources.Kheirbek, Ito, Kim, Johnson, and Matte are with the New York City

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Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

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“…4 Epidemiological studies have documented the association between hypertension and road traffic noise exposure (L Aeq 24955 dB(A)) in European population. [5][6][7] A recent meta-analysis reported a very modest significant association between road traffic noise and hypertension 5 although pooled odds ratio (OR, 95 % CI) was 1.03 (1.01-1.06) per 5 dB(A) increase in L Aeq .…”

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Urban Residential Road Traffic Noise and Hypertension: a Cross-Sectional Study of Adult Population

Banerjee

Das²,

Fouzdar³

2014

J Urban Health

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Results from studies involving exposure to road traffic noise and risk of hypertension are diverse and have seldom reached statistical significance. This study was designed with the aim of investigating whether there is any association between road traffic noise and prevalence of hypertension in an urban adult population. Similar studies have never been reported from India. A cross-sectional study was performed on 909 adults (533 female and 376 male) aged 18-80 years residing in close proximity to roadways in Asansol City. Time-weighted equivalent noise level (L den ) was estimated using a standard modeling platform. Odds for hypertension in relation to traffic noise exposure were estimated by univariate and multifactorial logistic regression. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for self-reported hypertension was 1.99 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.66-2.39) per 5 dB(A) increase of L den (range 55.1-77.9). A genderrelated risk difference was observed among the male (OR 1.81 (1.42-2.31)) and female (OR 2.18 (1.66-2.88)) respondents. For increase in 9 years of age, the odds of hypertension risk increased by 60 % (OR 1.66 (1.43-1.91) among those exposed above L den 60 dB(A). Vulnerable subgroups were female aged 35-54 years and male aged 45-54 years. The study suggests that a threshold exposure to road traffic noise at L den 965 dB(A) for men and L den 960 dB(A) in women may be associated with the occurrence of hypertension.

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“…Gürültünün sağlık, ekonomik ve sosyal hayat üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini ortaya koyan sayısız çalışma ve araştırma mevcuttur. Gürültünün insan sağlığı üzerinde; işitme kaybı [1,2], hipertansiyon [3,4], kalp rahatsızlıkları [5,6], öfke [7], davranış bozuklukları [8], konsantrasyon kaybı [9], stres [10], uykusuzluk [11] gibi fizyolojik ve psikolojik [12] etkilerinin olduğu kesin olarak bilinmektedir.…”

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Sakarya D100 (E5) karayolu trafik gürültüsünün değerlendirilmesi

Dal¹

2016

SAUFenBilDer

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ÖZBu çalışmada, D100 (E5) karayolunun Sakarya güzergâhındaki trafik gürültüsü düzeyleri ölçülmüştür. Bunun için, Esentepe kampüs sapağı ile Sakarya Nehri arasındaki yaklaşık 10 km uzunluğundaki hatta 15 farklı ölçüm noktası belirlenmiştir. Tüm noktalardan 2 aylık süre boyunca, toplam 240 adet gürültü ölçüm alınmıştır. Alınan ölçümler gürültü yönetmelikleri ile birlikte yorumlanmıştır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Sakarya, D100, E5, trafik gürültüsü Assessment of highway D100 (E5) traffic noise in Sakarya ABSTRACTIn this study; traffic noise levels at Sakarya line of highway D100 (E5) were measured. For this purpose, 15 different measuring points on a road approximately 10 km long between Esentepe campus turnout and Sakarya River were determined. During 2 months 240 noise measurements were taken from all the measurement points. All the noise measurement data collected were interpreted together with the noise regulations.

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Road traffic noise and hypertension: results from a cross-sectional public health survey in southern Sweden

Cited by 115 publications

References 23 publications

Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

Spatial Variation in Environmental Noise and Air Pollution in New York City

Urban Residential Road Traffic Noise and Hypertension: a Cross-Sectional Study of Adult Population

Sakarya D100 (E5) karayolu trafik gürültüsünün değerlendirilmesi

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