Table 4 |
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Estimated effects of a 10 dB LAeq 24 hr increase in road traffic noise exposure on risk for hypertension in recent studies. † |
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Study |
Subgroup |
N = |
OR(95% CI) |
Hypertension definition |
Exposure estimation |
Age |
Age breakdown |
|
|
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Our study |
24238 |
1.06 (1.00-1.13) |
Self-report |
GIS |
18-80 |
Yes |
|
|
Bluhm et al 2007 |
667 |
1.90 (1.12-3.20)* |
Self report |
Manually |
19-80 |
No |
|
|
Järup et al 2008 |
4861 |
1.10(1.00-1.20) |
Measurement |
GIS |
45-70 |
No |
|
|
de Kluizenaar et al 2008 |
Groeningen |
38849 |
1.03 (0.96-1.11) |
Self-report |
GIS |
28-75 |
Yes |
|
PREVEND |
7264 |
1.08 (0.95-1.23) |
Measurement |
GIS |
28-75 |
Yes |
|
|
|
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Key characteristics, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are given. * recalculated from 5dB increase † Articles published after review by Babisch in 2006. Pubmed search "road traffic noise hypertension" years: 2007- 2009. Articles that did not present a continuous analysis were excluded. |
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Bodin et al. Environmental Health 2009 8:38 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-38 |
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