Self-reported occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular disease in Canada: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

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https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005588

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English
Date
2021-08-10
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Article
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  • Michaud, David S.
  • Marro, Leonora
  • McNamee, James P.
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Acoustical Society of America

Abstract

Self-reported occupational noise exposure has been associated with impaired hearing, but its relationship with extra-auditory affects remains uncertain. This research assessed the association between self-reported occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular outcomes. Participants (n = 6318, ∼50% male) from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2012–2015) aged 20–79 years were randomly recruited across Canada. An in-person household interview included basic demographics, perceived stress, diagnosed health conditions, and self-reported exposure to a noisy work environment. Direct physiological assessment in a mobile examination centre permitted the determination of biomarkers/risk factors related to cardiovascular function. Logistic or linear regression models explored the association between self-reported occupational noise exposure and several cardiovascular endpoints after adjusting for confounding variables. After adjustments, there was no evidence for an association between occupational noise and any of the evaluated endpoints, which included but were not limited to blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, insulin, lipids, diagnosed hypertension, medication for hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart disease. There was no evidence that self-reported occupational noise exposure was associated with evaluated cardiovascular-related biomarkers, or cardiovascular diseases among Canadians aged 20–79 years. This study, and others like it, provides an important contribution to an evidence base that could inform policy related to occupational noise exposure.

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  • Health,
  • Health and safety

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