Road Traffic Noise and Incidence of Primary Hypertension: A Prospective Analysis in UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of evidence regarding the associations between road traffic noise and hypertension is low due to the limitations of cross-sectional study design, and the role of air pollution remains to be further clarified.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations of long-term road traffic noise exposure with incident primary hypertension; we conducted a prospective population-based analysis in UK Biobank.

Methods

Road traffic noise was estimated at baseline residential address using the common noise assessment method model. Incident hypertension was ascertained through linkage with medical records. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for association in an analytical sample size of over 240,000

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature