Road traffic noise, sleep and mental health

Karin, Sygna; Aasvang, Gunn Marit; Aamodt, Geir; Oftedal, Bente; Krog, Norun Hjertager

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.02.010

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“…Although 37.2% of our weighted study sample had a university degree, this is similar to other survey-based studies in European cities such as Malmo, Sweden (44%) [14], Belgrade, Serbia (approximately 34%) [25] and Oslo, Norway (46%) [8]. Although we have no a priori reason to believe that the individual characteristics of our study population account for the differences in the prevalence of sleep disturbance between our study and others, we cannot rule out that certain population characteristics may have contributed to some of the observed differences.…”

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Sleep Disturbance from Road Traffic, Railways, Airplanes and from Total Environmental Noise Levels in Montreal

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The objective of our study was to measure the impact of transportation-related noise and total environmental noise on sleep disturbance for the residents of Montreal, Canada. A telephone-based survey on noise-related sleep disturbance among 4336 persons aged 18 years and over was conducted. LNight for each study participant was estimated using a land use regression (LUR) model. Distance of the respondent’s residence to the nearest transportation noise source was also used as an indicator of noise exposure. The proportion of the population whose sleep was disturbed by outdoor environmental noise in the past 4 weeks was 12.4%. The proportion of those affected by road traffic, airplane and railway noise was 4.2%, 1.5% and 1.1%, respectively. We observed an increased prevalence in sleep disturbance for those exposed to both rail and road noise when compared for those exposed to road only. We did not observe an increased prevalence in sleep disturbance for those that were both exposed to road and planes when compared to those exposed to road or planes only. We developed regression models to assess the marginal proportion of sleep disturbance as a function of estimated LNight and distance to transportation noise sources. In our models, sleep disturbance increased with proximity to transportation noise sources (railway, airplane and road traffic) and with increasing LNight values. Our study provides a quantitative estimate of the association between total environmental noise levels estimated using an LUR model and sleep disturbance from transportation noise.

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“…Recent studies have also shown an association between road traffic noise and diabetes [5], stroke [6,7], mental health [8] and all-cause mortality [7]. Other studies also showed an association between aircraft noise and stroke [9,10].…”

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Sleep Disturbance from Road Traffic, Railways, Airplanes and from Total Environmental Noise Levels in Montreal

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Ragettli

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“…In the current study, no statistical test can support a negative association, despite the fact that both environmental noise and air pollution are known to be widespread hazards also in Oslo [27, 28]. We were not able to adjust our results depending on the residential area exposure of air pollution and environmental noise, or the presence and usage of lifts in the buildings.…”

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The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study

Rohde

2016

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Background. Increasingly more people live in tall buildings and on higher floor levels. Factors relating to floor level may protect against or cause cardiovascular disease (CVD). Only one previous study has investigated the association between floor level and CVD. Methods. We studied associations between floor of bedroom and self-reported history of stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), and intermittent claudication (IC) among 12.525 inhabitants in Oslo, Norway. We fitted multivariate logistic regression models and adjusted for sociodemographic variables, socioeconomic status (SES), and health behaviors. Additionally, we investigated block apartment residents (N = 5.374) separately. Results. Trend analyses showed that disease prevalence increased by floor level, for all three outcomes. When we investigated block apartment residents alone, the trends disappeared, but one association remained: higher odds of VTE history on 6th floor or higher, compared to basement and 1st floor (OR: 1.504; 95% CI: 1.007–2.247). Conclusion. Floor level is positively associated with CVD, in Oslo. The best-supported explanation may be residual confounding by building height and SES. Another explanation, about the impact of atmospheric electricity, is also presented. The results underline a need to better understand the associations between residence floor level and CVD and multistory housing and CVD.

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“…Moreover, many studies have been done on the relationship between noise pollution and detrimental health impacts [3][4][5]. One of the most important is noise annoyance [6].…”

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A virtual perception method for urban noise: The calculation of noise annoyance threshold and facial emotion expression in the virtual noise scene

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Road traffic noise, sleep and mental health

Cited by 154 publications

References 40 publications

Sleep Disturbance from Road Traffic, Railways, Airplanes and from Total Environmental Noise Levels in Montreal

Sleep Disturbance from Road Traffic, Railways, Airplanes and from Total Environmental Noise Levels in Montreal

The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study

A virtual perception method for urban noise: The calculation of noise annoyance threshold and facial emotion expression in the virtual noise scene

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