Occupational noise exposure and risk of hypertension in an industrial workforce.
Am J Ind Med
; 60(12): 1031-1038, 2017 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Community noise exposure has been shown to increase the risk of hypertension; however, the relationship between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is less clear.METHODS:
Using an inception cohort of workers in a specialty metals manufacturing company, we retrospectively assessed occupational noise exposure, hearing acuity, and incident hypertension diagnoses using administrative datasets. Time-weighted average noise exposure levels were assigned to employees based on their job histories. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to determine the association of noise exposure with risk of incident hypertension.RESULTS:
The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of incident hypertension did not significantly differ between groups by cumulative continuous or categorized noise exposure metric.CONCLUSION:
We found no increased risk of incident hypertension with exposure to occupational noise among workers. Further assessment examining workers' use of hearing protection devices is warranted.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Exposición Profesional
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Hipertensión
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Metalurgia
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Ruido en el Ambiente de Trabajo
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article