Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise and Risk of Incident Stroke: A Pooled Study of Nine Scandinavian Cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transportation noise is increasingly acknowledged as a cardiovascular risk factor, but the evidence base for an association with stroke is sparse.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the association between transportation noise and stroke incidence in a large Scandinavian population.

Methods

We harmonized and pooled data from nine Scandinavian cohorts (seven Swedish, two Danish), totaling 135,951 participants. We identified residential address history and estimated road, railway, and aircraft noise for all addresses. Information on stroke incidence was acquired through linkage to national patient and mortality registries. We analyzed data using Cox proportional hazards models, including socioeconomic and lifestyle confounders, and air pollution.

Results

SUBMITTER: Roswall N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8489401 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature