Associations between road traffic noise exposure at home and school and ADHD in school-aged children: the TRAILS study.

ABSTRACT: Environmental noise may play a role in the manifestation and severity of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, but evidence is limited. We investigated the cross-sectional associations between residential and school road traffic noise exposure and ADHD symptoms and diagnosis. The sample included n = 1710, 10-12-year-old children from the TRAILS study in The Netherlands. ADHD symptoms were measured using a DSM-IV based subscale from the Child Behavior Checklist. Children with diagnosed ADHD originated from the clinic-referred cohort. Road traffic noise (L_den) was estimated at the residence and school level, by model calculation. Risk ratios for ADHD symptoms and ADHD diagnoses, and regression coefficients for symptom severity were estimated separately and simu

SUBMITTER: Zijlema WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864841 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature