Association between aircraft, road and railway traffic noise and depression in a large case-control study based on secondary data
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dc.contributor.author | Seidler, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Hegewald, Janice | |
dc.contributor.author | Seidler, Anna Lene | |
dc.contributor.author | Schubert, Melanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Wagner, Mandy | |
dc.contributor.author | Dröge, Patrik | |
dc.contributor.author | Haufe, Eva | |
dc.contributor.author | Schmitt, Jochen | |
dc.contributor.author | Swart, Enno | |
dc.contributor.author | Zeeb, Hajo | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-24T04:56:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-24T04:56:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2123/24726 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Few studies have examined the relationship between traffic noise and depression providing inconclusive results. This large case-control study is the first to assess and directly compare depression risks by aircraft, road traffic and railway noise. Methods: The study population included individuals aged ≥40 years that were insured by three large statutory health insurance funds and were living in the region of Frankfurt international airport. Address-specific exposure to aircraft, road and railway traffic noise in 2005 was estimated. Based on insurance claims and prescription data, 77,295 cases with a new clinical depression diagnosis between 2006 and 2010 were compared with 578,246 control subjects. Results: For road traffic noise, a linear exposure-risk relationship was found with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.17 (95% CI=1.10-1.25) for 24-h continuous sound levels ≥70dB. For aircraft noise, the risk estimates reached a maximum OR of 1.23 (95% CI=1.19-1.28) at 50-55dB and decreased at higher exposure categories. For railway noise, risk estimates peaked at 60-65dB (OR=1.15, 95% CI=1.08-1.22). The highest OR of 1.42 (95% CI=1.33-1.52) was found for a combined exposure to noise above 50dB from all three sources. Conclusions: This study indicates that traffic noise exposure might lead to depression. As a potential explanation for the decreasing risks at high traffic noise levels, vulnerable people might actively cope with noise (e.g. insulate or move away). | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en | en_AU |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_AU |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Research | en_AU |
dc.rights | Copyright All Rights Reserved | en_AU |
dc.title | Association between aircraft, road and railway traffic noise and depression in a large case-control study based on secondary data | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.subject.asrc | 11 Medical and Health Sciences | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.envres.2016.10.017 | |
usyd.faculty | SeS faculties schools::Faculty of Medicine and Health::NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre | en_AU |
usyd.citation.volume | 152 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.spage | 263 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.epage | 271 | en_AU |
workflow.metadata.only | No | en_AU |
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