Long-term aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of the association between aircraft noise and hypertension are complicated by inadequate control for potential confounders and a lack of longitudinal assessments, and existing evidence is inconclusive.

Objectives

We evaluated the association between long-term aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension among post-menopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trials, an ongoing prospective U.S.

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Methods

Day-night average (DNL) and night equivalent sound levels (L_night) were modeled for 90 U.S. airports from 1995 to 2010 in 5-year intervals using the Aviation Environmental Design Tool and linked to participant geocoded addresses from 1993 to 2010. Participants with modeled exposures ≥45 A-weighted decibels (d

SUBMITTER: Nguyen DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9845139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature