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Association of Occupational Noise Exposure and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in a Retrospective Cohort Study

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  • Gwansic Kim

    (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan 44033, Korea)

  • Hanjun Kim

    (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan 44033, Korea)

  • Byungyoon Yun

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Juho Sim

    (Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Changyoung Kim

    (Big Data Center, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan 44033, Korea)

  • Yeonsuh Oh

    (Environmental Health Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea)

  • Jinha Yoon

    (Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Jiho Lee

    (Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 44033, Korea)

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is one of the common causes of cardiovascular diseases and cancers. Although noise is an environmental factor to which people can be commonly exposed at work and in daily life, there are currently insufficient studies on the relationship between noise and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between noise and metabolic syndrome. Using a multivariate time-dependent Cox proportional hazard model, the impacts of occupational noise exposure on metabolic syndrome and its components were analyzed in a retrospective cohort of 60,727 participants from 2014 to 2017. The noise exposure group showed a significantly higher incidence of metabolic syndrome and was associated with elevated triglycerides, blood sugar, and blood pressure, but decreased high-density lipoprotein, among subgroups. There was no statistically significant association with abdominal obesity. Occupational noise exposure significantly contributed to the incidence of metabolic syndrome and changes in its components. This study could be a basis for establishing policies and guidelines to reduce noise exposure that might improve workers’ health.

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  • Gwansic Kim & Hanjun Kim & Byungyoon Yun & Juho Sim & Changyoung Kim & Yeonsuh Oh & Jinha Yoon & Jiho Lee, 2022. "Association of Occupational Noise Exposure and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in a Retrospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:4:p:2209-:d:750168
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    1. Ulrich Bolm-Audorff & Janice Hegewald & Anna Pretzsch & Alice Freiberg & Albert Nienhaus & Andreas Seidler, 2020. "Occupational Noise and Hypertension Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-24, August.
    2. Tao Huang & Ta-Chien Chan & Ying-Jhen Huang & Wen-Chi Pan, 2020. "The Association between Noise Exposure and Metabolic Syndrome: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Taiwan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-14, June.
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