Association between aircraft, road and railway traffic noise and depression in a large case-control study based on secondary data

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• 作者：Andreas Seidler^a ; ^{Andreas.Seidler@mailbox.tu-dresden.de} ; Janice Hegewald^a ; Anna Lene Seidler^a ; ^b ; Melanie Schubert^a ; Mandy Wagner^a ; Patrik Drö ; ge^a ; Eva Haufe^a ; Jochen Schmitt^a ; Enno Swart^c ; Hajo Zeeb^d
• 关键词：Aircraft noise ; Road traffic noise ; Railway noise ; Depression ; Case-control study
• 刊名：Environmental Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：152
• 期：Complete
• 页码：263-271
• 全文大小：508 K
• 卷排序：152

文摘

Few studies have examined the relationship between traffic noise and depression providing inconclusive results. This large case-control study is the first to assess and directly compare depression risks by aircraft, road traffic and railway noise.MethodsThe study population included individuals aged ≥40 years that were insured by three large statutory health insurance funds and were living in the region of Frankfurt international airport. Address-specific exposure to aircraft, road and railway traffic noise in 2005 was estimated. Based on insurance claims and prescription data, 77,295 cases with a new clinical depression diagnosis between 2006 and 2010 were compared with 578,246 control subjects.ResultsFor road traffic noise, a linear exposure-risk relationship was found with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.17 (95% CI=1.10–1.25) for 24-h continuous sound levels ≥70 dB. For aircraft noise, the risk estimates reached a maximum OR of 1.23 (95% CI=1.19–1.28) at 50–55 dB and decreased at higher exposure categories. For railway noise, risk estimates peaked at 60–65 dB (OR=1.15, 95% CI=1.08–1.22). The highest OR of 1.42 (95% CI=1.33–1.52) was found for a combined exposure to noise above 50 dB from all three sources.ConclusionsThis study indicates that traffic noise exposure might lead to depression. As a potential explanation for the decreasing risks at high traffic noise levels, vulnerable people might actively cope with noise (e.g. insulate or move away).