Occupational Noise Exposure and Risk of Hypertension in an Industrial Workforce

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• Personal Author:
  Cantley LF ; Cullen MR ; Galusha D ; Neitzel RL ; Rabinowitz PM ; Tessier-Sherman B
• Description:
  Background: Community noise exposure has been shown to increase the risk of hypertension; however, the relationship between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is less clear. Methods: Using an inception cohort of workers in a specialty metals manufacturing company, we retrospectively assessed occupational noise exposure, hearing acuity, and incident hypertension diagnoses using administrative datasets. Time-weighted average noise exposure levels were assigned to employees based on their job histories. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to determine the association of noise exposure with risk of incident hypertension. Results: The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of incident hypertension did not significantly differ between groups by cumulative continuous or categorized noise exposure metric. Conclusion: We found no increased risk of incident hypertension with exposure to occupational noise among workers. Further assessment examining workers' use of hearing protection devices is warranted. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Cohort Studies
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Metals
  • Noise
  • Noise, Occupational
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Noise
  • Occupational exposure
  • Noise exposure
  • Employee exposure
  • Hypertension
  • Cohort studies
  • Manufacturing
  • Metals
  • Hearing acuity
  • Data processing
  More +
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Connecticut ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050410
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2017 Dec; 60(12):1031-1038
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard Neitzel, PhD, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, 6611D SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
• Email:
  rneitzel@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20130901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170430
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210769/cdc_210769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 390.85 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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