Long-term aircraft noise exposure and body mass index, waist circumference, and type 2 diabetes: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term aircraft noise exposure may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but no study has investigated chronic effects on the metabolic system.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of long-term aircraft noise exposure on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, we explored the modifying effects of sleep disturbance.

Methods

This prospective cohort study of residents of Stockholm County, Sweden, followed 5,156 participants with normal baseline oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) for up to 10 years. Exposure to aircraft noise was estimated based on residential history. Information on outcomes and confounders was obtained from baseline and follow-up surveys and examinations, and participants

SUBMITTER: Eriksson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4080526 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature