Association between environmental noise and subjective symptoms related to cardiovascular diseases among elderly individuals in Japan

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 11; p. e0188236
• Main Authors: Azuma, Kenichi, Uchiyama, Iwao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.11.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Air pollution; Aircraft; Aircraft noise; Background noise; Biology and Life Sciences; Cardiovascular diseases; Confidence intervals; Construction; Disease; Disturbances; Engineering and Technology; Environmental aspects; Feet; Geriatrics; Health aspects; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Heart attacks; Heart diseases; Housing; Laboratories; Lifestyles; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Night; Night flights (aircraft); Nighttime; Nighttime construction; Noise; Noise pollution; Older people; Outdoor air quality; Pain; Paralysis; People and Places; Population; Public health; Quality control; Questionnaires; Railroads; Railway construction; Risk factors; Roads & highways; Sleep; Studies; Tongue; Traffic; Transportation noise; Walking; Web sites; Websites; Japan

Noise in housing environments may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); however, the most significant sources of noise among elderly individuals remain poorly understood. A nationwide cross-sectional study comprised of 6,181 elderly people (age ≥ 65 years) was conducted using a web-ba...