The Association between Noise Exposure and Metabolic Syndrome: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Taiwan

Tao Huang, Ta-Chien Chan, Ying-Jhen Huang and Wen-Chi Pan
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Tao Huang: Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 100029, Taiwan
Ta-Chien Chan: Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 100029, Taiwan
Ying-Jhen Huang: Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 100029, Taiwan
Wen-Chi Pan: Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: Metabolic syndrome is becoming more common worldwide. Studies suggest environmental pollution, including traffic noise, might be linked with metabolic syndrome. This study sought to evaluate how noise exposure is linked to the development of metabolic syndrome and its components in Taiwan. Using data from a cohort of 42,509 participants and Cox proportional hazards regression models, the effects of noise exposure on metabolic syndrome and its components were quantified. After adjustment for covariates (age, gender, body mass index, and physical activity), the hazard ratio for metabolic syndrome was 1.13 (95% CI: 1.04–1.22) for medium noise exposure and 1.24 (95% CI: 1.13–1.36) for high noise exposure. Noise exposure was also positively associated with all of metabolic syndrome’s components. This finding suggests noise exposure might contribute to metabolic syndrome and its components. Policies aiming to reduce noise pollution might reduce the risks of metabolic syndrome and its components.

Keywords: noise exposure; human perception; metabolic syndrome; hazard ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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