Association between Noise Pollution and Prevalent Ischemic Heart Disease.
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
; 58(4): 273-281, 2016 12 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-28068283
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Noise pollution is considered a risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD). Both are highly prevalent in Bulgaria, but their association has not been studied sufficiently.AIM:
The aim of the present study was to examine the risk of IHD associated with road traffic (Lden) and lifetime occupational noise exposure (LONE) in a Bulgarian sample. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 513 residents of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. A questionnaire asked about doctor-diagnosed IHD, LONE and confounding factors. Lden was derived from official noise map after geocoding participants' addresses. In log-link Poisson regressions we investigated the relative risks of prevalent IHD. Sensitivity analyses examined subgroup differences.RESULTS:
Lden ≥ 65 dB was associated with higher risk (RR=1.84, 95% CI 0.61, 5.57) of IHD in long-term residents (≥ 20 years). LONE was associated with RR=1.76 (0.82, 3.78) for ever-exposed; and RR=2.35 (1.00, 5.52) for 15 - 47 years exposure.CONCLUSIONS:
Exposure to Lden≥65 dB was associated with non-significantly higher risk of IHD. Longer LONE was consistently associated with higher risk. In some subgroups the effect of noise was more pronounced.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Isquemia Miocárdica
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Ruído
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Ruído Ocupacional
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Ruído dos Transportes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Folia Med (Plovdiv)
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bulgária