Occupational exposure to noise and cold environment and the risk of death due to myocardial infarction and stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study examined a possible association between occupational exposure to noise, working and living in cold conditions, and the risk of mortality in myocardial infarction and stroke.

Methods

The present cohort study consists of 194,501 workers in the Swedish construction industry that participated in health examinations between 1971 and 1993. Noise exposure was defined on a job-exposure matrix based on a survey of the working conditions carried out during the mid 1970s. All workers were categorised into three main regions of Sweden, differing in temperature: Reference (Götaland), colder (Svealand), and coldest (Norrland). Relative risks (RR) were analysed by negative binomial regression adjusting for age, BMI, and smoking habits.

Results

Moderate and

SUBMITTER: Pettersson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260257 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature