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Table 4 Estimated effects of a 10 dB LAeq 24 hr increase in road traffic noise exposure on risk for hypertension in recent studies. †

From: Road traffic noise and hypertension: results from a cross-sectional public health survey in southern Sweden

Study

Subgroup

N =

OR(95% CI)

Hypertension definition

Exposure estimation

Age

Age breakdown

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

  1. Key characteristics, odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are given.
  2. * recalculated from 5dB increase
  3. † 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.