Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women
The detrimental effects of traffic noise on cognition in children are well documented. Not much is known about the health effects in adults. We investigated the association of residential exposure to road traffic noise and annoyance due to road traffic noise with cognitive function in a cohort of 28...
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doaj-f22257e6900c49cc9e5c66d5d611fd582020-11-25T00:14:41ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-05-011610179010.3390/ijerph16101790ijerph16101790Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly WomenKateryna B. Fuks0Claudia Wigmann1Hicran Altug2Tamara Schikowski3IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyIUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyIUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyIUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, 40225 Düsseldorf, GermanyThe detrimental effects of traffic noise on cognition in children are well documented. Not much is known about the health effects in adults. We investigated the association of residential exposure to road traffic noise and annoyance due to road traffic noise with cognitive function in a cohort of 288 elderly women from the longitudinal Study on the influence of Air pollution on Lung function, Inflammation and Aging (SALIA) in Germany. Residential noise levels—weighted 24-h mean (L<sub>DEN</sub>) and nighttime noise (L<sub>NIGHT</sub>)—were modeled for the most exposed facade of dwellings and dichotomized at ≥50 dB(A). Traffic noise annoyance (day and night) was estimated by questionnaire. Cognitive function was assessed using the Consortium to Establish a Registry on Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD-Plus) Neuropsychological Assessment Battery. The modeled noise levels were associated with impaired total cognition and the constructional praxis domain, independently of air pollution. Self-reported noise annoyance was associated with better performance in semantic memory and constructional praxis domains. This finding should be interpreted with caution since we could not control for potential confounding by hearing loss. Noise levels and annoyance were associated, but their health effects seemed mutually independent.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1790road traffic noisenoise annoyancecognitive impairment |
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Kateryna B. Fuks Claudia Wigmann Hicran Altug Tamara Schikowski |
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Kateryna B. Fuks Claudia Wigmann Hicran Altug Tamara Schikowski Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health road traffic noise noise annoyance cognitive impairment |
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Kateryna B. Fuks Claudia Wigmann Hicran Altug Tamara Schikowski |
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Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women |
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Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women |
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Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women |
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Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women |
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Road Traffic Noise at the Residence, Annoyance, and Cognitive Function in Elderly Women |
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road traffic noise at the residence, annoyance, and cognitive function in elderly women |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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The detrimental effects of traffic noise on cognition in children are well documented. Not much is known about the health effects in adults. We investigated the association of residential exposure to road traffic noise and annoyance due to road traffic noise with cognitive function in a cohort of 288 elderly women from the longitudinal Study on the influence of Air pollution on Lung function, Inflammation and Aging (SALIA) in Germany. Residential noise levels—weighted 24-h mean (L<sub>DEN</sub>) and nighttime noise (L<sub>NIGHT</sub>)—were modeled for the most exposed facade of dwellings and dichotomized at ≥50 dB(A). Traffic noise annoyance (day and night) was estimated by questionnaire. Cognitive function was assessed using the Consortium to Establish a Registry on Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD-Plus) Neuropsychological Assessment Battery. The modeled noise levels were associated with impaired total cognition and the constructional praxis domain, independently of air pollution. Self-reported noise annoyance was associated with better performance in semantic memory and constructional praxis domains. This finding should be interpreted with caution since we could not control for potential confounding by hearing loss. Noise levels and annoyance were associated, but their health effects seemed mutually independent. |
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road traffic noise noise annoyance cognitive impairment |
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