Ir al contenido (pulsa Retorno)

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    • Català
    • Castellano
    • English
    • LoginRegisterLog in (no UPC users)
  • mailContact Us
  • world English 
    • Català
    • Castellano
    • English
  • userLogin   
      LoginRegisterLog in (no UPC users)

UPCommons. Global access to UPC knowledge

Banner header
61.690 UPC E-Prints
You are here:
View Item 
  •   DSpace Home
  • E-prints
  • Programes de doctorat
  • Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada
  • Articles de revista
  • View Item
  •   DSpace Home
  • E-prints
  • Programes de doctorat
  • Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada
  • Articles de revista
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

High blood pressure and long-term exposure to indoor noise and air pollution from road traffic.

Thumbnail
View/Open
13_ehp.1307156.pdf (232,9Kb)
 
10.1289/ehp.1307156
 
  View Usage Statistics
  LA Referencia / Recolecta stats
Cita com:
hdl:2117/173653

Show full item record
Foraster, María
Künzli, Nino
Aguilera, Inmaculada
Rivera, Marcela
Agis Cherta, DavidMés informacióMés informació
Vila, Joan
Bouso, Laura
Deltell, Alexandre
Marrugat, Jaume
Ramos, Rafel
Sunyer, Jordi
Elosua, Roberto
Basagaña Flores, Xavier
Document typeArticle
Defense date2014-11-01
PublisherNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Rights accessOpen Access
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
Except where otherwise noted, content on this work is licensed under a Creative Commons license : Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
Abstract
Traffic noise has been associated with prevalence of hypertension, but reports are inconsistent for blood pressure (BP). To ascertain noise effects and to disentangle them from those suspected to be from traffic-related air pollution, it may be essential to estimate people’s noise exposure indoors in bedrooms. Objectives: We analyzed associations between long-term exposure to indoor traffic noise in bedrooms and prevalent hypertension and systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) BP, considering long-term exposure to outdoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Methods: We evaluated 1,926 cohort participants at baseline (years 2003–2006; Girona, Spain). Outdoor annual average levels of nighttime traffic noise (Lnight) and NO2 were estimated at postal addresses with a detailed traffic noise model and a land-use regression model, respectively. Individual indoor traffic Lnight levels were derived from outdoor Lnight with application of insulations provided by reported noise-reducing factors. We assessed associations for hypertension and BP with multi-exposure logistic and linear regression models, respectively. Results: Median levels were 27.1 dB(A) (indoor Lnight), 56.7 dB(A) (outdoor Lnight), and 26.8 µg/m3 (NO2). Spearman correlations between outdoor and indoor Lnight with NO2 were 0.75 and 0.23, respectively. Indoor Lnight was associated both with hypertension (OR = 1.06; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.13) and SBP (ß = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.29, 1.15) per 5 dB(A); and NO2 was associated with hypertension (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.36), SBP (ß = 1.23; 95% CI: 0.21, 2.25), and DBP (ß¿= 0.56; 95% CI: –0.03, 1.14) per 10 µg/m3. In the outdoor noise model, Lnight was associated only with hypertension and NO2 with BP only. The indoor noise–SBP association was stronger and statistically significant with a threshold at 30 dB(A). Conclusion: Long-term exposure to indoor traffic noise was associated with prevalent hypertension and SBP, independently of NO2. Associations were less consistent for outdoor traffic Lnight and likely affected by collinearity.
CitationForaster, M. [et al.]. High blood pressure and long-term exposure to indoor noise and air pollution from road traffic.. "Environmental health perspectives", 1 Novembre 2014, vol. 122, núm. 11, p. 1193-1200. 
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/173653
DOI10.1289/ehp.1307156
ISSN0091-6765
Publisher versionhttps://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1307156
Collections
  • Doctorat en Matemàtica Aplicada - Articles de revista [88]
  • CoDAlab - Control, Modelització, Identificació i Aplicacions - Articles de revista [254]
  View Usage Statistics

Show full item record

FilesDescriptionSizeFormatView
13_ehp.1307156.pdf232,9KbPDFView/Open

Browse

This CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsOther contributionsTitlesSubjectsThis repositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsOther contributionsTitlesSubjects

© UPC Obrir en finestra nova . Servei de Biblioteques, Publicacions i Arxius

info.biblioteques@upc.edu

  • About This Repository
  • Contact Us
  • Send Feedback
  • Privacy Settings
  • Inici de la pàgina