Exposure to Road, Railway, and Aircraft Noise and Arterial Stiffness in the SAPALDIA Study: Annual Average Noise Levels and Temporal Noise Characteristics

Conclusions:
Long-term exposure to railway noise, particularly in an intermittent nighttime noise environment, and to nighttime noise events, mainly related to road noise, may affect arterial stiffness, a major determinant of cardiovascular disease. Ascertaining noise exposure characteristics beyond average noise levels may be relevant to better understand noise-related health effects. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1136

Received: 23 September 2016
Revised: 20 March 2017
Accepted: 31 March 2017
Published: 07 September 2017
Address correspondence to M. Foraster, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, Socinstrasse 57, 4051 Basel, Switzerland; Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1136).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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Source: EHP Research - September 7, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research