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Nocturnal Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Children’s Sleep Duration and Sleep Problems

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  • Kjell Vegard Weyde

    (Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway)

  • Norun Hjertager Krog

    (Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway)

  • Bente Oftedal

    (Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway)

  • Jorunn Evandt

    (Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway)

  • Per Magnus

    (Domain of Health Data and Digitalization, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway
    Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Pb 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway)

  • Simon Øverland

    (Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Zander Kaaes gate 7, 5015 Bergen, Norway
    Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Pb 7807, 5020 Bergen, Norway)

  • Charlotte Clark

    (Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK)

  • Stephen Stansfeld

    (Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK)

  • Gunn Marit Aasvang

    (Department of Air Pollution and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Pb 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway)

Abstract

Almost half of the European Union (EU)’s population is exposed to road traffic noise above levels that constitute a health risk. Associations between road traffic noise and impaired sleep in adults have consistently been reported. Less is known about effects of noise on children’s sleep. The aim of this study was to examine the association between nocturnal road traffic noise exposure and children’s parental-reported sleep duration and sleep problems. The present cross-sectional study used data from The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Parental report of children’s sleep duration and sleep problems at age 7 was linked to modelled levels of residential night-time road traffic noise. The study population included 2665 children from Oslo, Norway. No association was found between road traffic noise and sleep duration in the total study population (odds ratio (OR): 1.05, 95% confidence interval (CI): [0.94, 1.17]), but a statistically significant association was observed in girls (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: [1.04, 1.41]). For sleep problems, the associations were similar (OR: 1.36, 95% CI: [0.85, 2.16]) in girls. The ORs are presented for an increase of 10 dB. The findings suggest there is an association between road traffic noise and sleep for girls, underlining the importance of protecting children against excessive noise levels.

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  • Kjell Vegard Weyde & Norun Hjertager Krog & Bente Oftedal & Jorunn Evandt & Per Magnus & Simon Øverland & Charlotte Clark & Stephen Stansfeld & Gunn Marit Aasvang, 2017. "Nocturnal Road Traffic Noise Exposure and Children’s Sleep Duration and Sleep Problems," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:5:p:491-:d:97768
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