RETRACTED ARTICLE: Health Effects of Living near Mobile Phone Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Antennae: A Report from Isfahan, Iran

Shahbazi‐Gahrouei, Daryoush; Karbalae, Mojtaba; Moradi, Hosein; Baradaran‐Ghahfarokhi, Milad

doi:10.3109/15368378.2013.801352

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“…They found that the EMF intensity increased in the building and its surroundings after the MPBS installation. Shahbazi-Gahrouei [ 24 ] conducted a cross-sectional study on people living near the mobile phone base transceiver stations (BTS). The authors reported that discomfort, irritability, nausea, headache, dizziness, nervousness, depression, sleep disturbance, memory loss, and decreased libido were statistically significant among the people living near the BTS antenna (less than 300 m distant) compared to those living far from the BTS antenna (more than 300 m).…”

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Association of Exposure to Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation (RF-EMFR) Generated by Mobile Phone Base Stations with Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Alsubaie

Almubarak

et al. 2015

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Installation of mobile phone base stations in residential areas has initiated public debate about possible adverse effects on human health. This study aimed to determine the association of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic field radiation (RF-EMFR) generated by mobile phone base stations with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. For this study, two different elementary schools (school-1 and school-2) were selected. We recruited 159 students in total; 96 male students from school-1, with age range 12–16 years, and 63 male students with age range 12–17 years from school-2. Mobile phone base stations with towers existed about 200 m away from the school buildings. RF-EMFR was measured inside both schools. In school-1, RF-EMFR was 9.601 nW/cm2 at frequency of 925 MHz, and students had been exposed to RF-EMFR for a duration of 6 h daily, five days in a week. In school-2, RF-EMFR was 1.909 nW/cm2 at frequency of 925 MHz and students had been exposed for 6 h daily, five days in a week. 5–6 mL blood was collected from all the students and HbA1c was measured by using a Dimension Xpand Plus Integrated Chemistry System, Siemens. The mean HbA1c for the students who were exposed to high RF-EMFR was significantly higher (5.44 ± 0.22) than the mean HbA1c for the students who were exposed to low RF-EMFR (5.32 ± 0.34) (p = 0.007). Moreover, students who were exposed to high RF-EMFR generated by MPBS had a significantly higher risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (p = 0.016) relative to their counterparts who were exposed to low RF-EMFR. It is concluded that exposure to high RF-EMFR generated by MPBS is associated with elevated levels of HbA1c and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Association of Exposure to Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation (RF-EMFR) Generated by Mobile Phone Base Stations with Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Alsubaie

Almubarak

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“…Este hallazgo concuerda con lo reportado en otros estudios recientes de similar diseño en Alemania (19) e Irán (20), aunque en ellos la distancia entre la vivienda y las estaciones de telefonía móvil fue reportada por los propios participantes.…”

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Prevalencia de insomnio en adultos de 18-60 años y exposición a campos electromagnéticos en hogares de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia

Peñuela-Epalza¹,

Páez-Jiménez²,

Castro-Cantillo³

et al. 2015

biomedica

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Contribución de los autores:Martha Elena Peñuela-Epalza se encargó de la dirección del proyecto, la coordinación del trabajo de campo y el análisis estadístico. Daniela Alejandra Páez-Jiménez hizo el análisis estadístico. Todos los autores participaron en el diseño del proyecto, el trabajo de campo y en la escritura del manuscrito. Introducción. El insomnio, trastorno del sueño que afecta la salud individual y colectiva, no se ha estudiado en Barranquilla. Los estudios previos sobre la influencia de la exposición a campos electromagnéticos en los trastornos del sueño, son controversiales. Objetivo. Estimar la prevalencia de los síntomas de insomnio en adultos de 18 a 60 años de edad, y su relación con la presencia y la intensidad de campos electromagnéticos en dos barrios de Barranquilla, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal en 220 viviendas de dos barrios de Barranquilla, uno con una alta exposición a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil, y otro con muy poca exposición. Después de obtener el consentimiento informado, se hizo una encuesta a un adulto por vivienda para indagar sobre la presencia de síntomas de insomnio, los hábitos de sueño, los datos sociodemográficos, la cercanía a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil y el uso de medicamentos. Siempre que fue posible, se midieron los campos electromagnéticos en el dormitorio mediante teslámetros. Los datos se tabularon en Excel™ y se analizaron con el programa SPSS™, versión18. Resultados. Se observó que 164 (74,5 %) de los sujetos presentaban algún grado de insomnio, principalmente de tipo leve, en tanto que el 25,5 % restante tenía un patrón normal de sueño. Se encontró un porcentaje más alto de personas con insomnio en el barrio con mayor exposición a antenas de radio y telefonía móvil (85,4 %) que en el barrio con menor exposición (63,3 %), razón de prevalencias 1,34 (IC 95% 1,14-1,57). Conclusiones. Este estudio sugiere una mayor prevalencia de insomnio en los sujetos residentes en zonas con mayor exposición a radiaciones electromagnéticas, donde hay una gran concentración de antenas de radio y telefonía móvil.Palabras clave: trastornos del sueño/epidemiología, campos electromagnéticos, efectos de la radiación, prevalencia. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.v35i0.2459Prevalence of insomnia in adults aged 18 to 60 years and exposure to electromagnetic fields in households of Barranquilla, Colombia Introduction: Insomnia, a sleep disorder that affects both individual and public health, has not been studied in Barranquilla. Prior studies about the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields on sleep disorders are controversial. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of insomnia symptoms in adults aged 18 to 60 years and its relation to the presence and intensity of electromagnetic fields in two neighborhoods of Barranquilla, Colombia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 220 households located in two neighborhoods of Barranquilla, one with high exposure to radio and cell phone antennas and the...

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“…Furthermore, these symptoms are significantly higher in people living near mobile phone base-stations (<300 m), compared to those who live further from these (>300 m) [2].…”

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Causal Analysis of Databases Concerning Electromagnetism and Health

Alonso-Stenberg

Lloret-Climent

Nescolarde-Selva

2016

Systems

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Abstract:In this article, we conducted a causal analysis of a system extracted from a database of current data in the telecommunications domain, namely the Eurobarometer 73.3 database arose from a survey of 26,602 citizens EU on the potential health effects that electromagnetic fields can produce. To determine the cause-effect relationships between variables, we represented these data by a directed graph that can be applied to a qualitative version of the theory of discrete chaos to highlight causal circuits and attractors, as these are basic elements of system behavior.

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Health Effects of Living near Mobile Phone Base Transceiver Station (BTS) Antennae: A Report from Isfahan, Iran

Abstract: It is suggested that cellular phone BTS antenna should not be sited closer than 300 m to populations to minimize exposure of neighbors.

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

Association of Exposure to Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation (RF-EMFR) Generated by Mobile Phone Base Stations with Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Association of Exposure to Radio-Frequency Electromagnetic Field Radiation (RF-EMFR) Generated by Mobile Phone Base Stations with Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Prevalencia de insomnio en adultos de 18-60 años y exposición a campos electromagnéticos en hogares de la ciudad de Barranquilla, Colombia

Causal Analysis of Databases Concerning Electromagnetism and Health

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