Indoor nocturnal noise is associated with body mass index and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study
| العنوان: | Indoor nocturnal noise is associated with body mass index and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study |
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| المؤلفون: | Lixi Huang, I. P. Mary Sau Man, Daniel Y. T. Fong, Janet Yuen Ha Wong, Bradley McPherson, Sha Li, Esther Yuet Ying Lau |
| المصدر: | BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) BMC Public Health |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Cross-sectional study, Perceived Stress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Internal medicine, Indoor noise, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Obesity, Body mass index, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, medicine.disease, Patient Health Questionnaire, Blood pressure, Cross-Sectional Studies, Hypertension, Hong Kong, Female, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Background Studies have demonstrated that noise is associated with various health problems, such as obesity and hypertension. Although the evidence of the associations of noise with obesity and hypertension is inconsistent, there seems to be a stronger association of the latter. This study aimed to investigate the associations of noise with body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure in adults living in multi-story residential buildings. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hong Kong from February 2018 to September 2019. The Weinstein Noise Sensitivity Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, ENRICHD Social Support Instrument, Patient Health Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered to the participants. BMI and blood pressure were assessed. Nocturnal noise exposure and total sleep duration were measured for a week. Results Five hundred adults (66.4% female), with an average age of 39 years (range: 18–80), completed the study. The average levels of nocturnal noise, BMI, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were 51.3 dBA, 22.2 kg/m2, 116.0 mmHg, and 75.4 mmHg, respectively. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, nocturnal noise was associated with BMI (b = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.01 to 1.06, p = 0.045) and SBP (b = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.12 to 4.68, p = 0.001). No association was detected between nocturnal noise and DBP (b = 0.79, 95% CI: − 0.56 to 2.13, p = 0.253). Specifically, higher nocturnal noise was associated with higher BMI (b = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.07 to 1.38, p = 0.031) and SBP (b = 3.91, 95% CI: 2.51 to 5.31, p p = 0.008) after additionally adjusting for lifestyle, diagnosis of hypertension, psychometric constructs, and sleep. Conclusions Indoor nocturnal noise was associated with BMI and blood pressure in females but only blood pressure in males. It is important to control nocturnal noise or use soundproofing materials in buildings to reduce noise exposure. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1471-2458 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::27584850a4ea5ed36b6b67059127ff4d https://doaj.org/article/7dec3e8ed89347c79a5675dbfdad281a |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....27584850a4ea5ed36b6b67059127ff4d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712458 |
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