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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 112526 |
CIS number |
12-0285 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
Year |
2012 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Suadicani P., Hein H.O., Gyntelberg F. |
Title |
Occupational noise exposure, social class, and risk of ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality - A 16-year follow-up in the Copenhagen Male Study |
Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2012, Vol.38, No.1, p.19-26. 22 ref. |
Internet access |
Occupational_noise_exposure_[BUY_THIS_ARTICLE] [in English]
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Abstract |
This study consisted of a 16-year follow-up of 2998 men in Copenhagen, Denmark, aged 53-75 years without overt cardiovascular disease. Overall, 197 men (6.6%) died due to ischemic heart disease (IHD) and 1192 (39.8%) from all-causes. 1008 men (33.6%) reported exposure to occupational noise for ¿5 years; among these men, 47.3% reported hearing impairment versus only 24.8% among unexposed men (63.0%). Referencing unexposed men, the hazard ratio (HR) for IHD mortality was 0.97, and the HR for all-cause mortality was 1.01 when adjusting for potential confounders: age, hearing impairment, blood pressure, diabetes, fasting serum triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, glucosuria, cancer, body mass index, alcohol, tobacco, leisure-time physical activity, and social class. Stratified analyses of high and low social classes confirmed the overall results. In conclusion, cumulative occupational exposure to noise was strongly associated with hearing impairment, but not with death from either IHD or all-cause mortality. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Denmark; noise; mortality; coronary diseases; male workers; job-exposure relation; risk factors |
Descriptors (secondary) |
long-term study; case-control study; confounding factors; cohort study |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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Browse category(ies) |
Cardiovascular diseases Noise
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