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Long‐term self‐reported exposure to occupational noise is associated with BMI‐defined obesity in the US general population
Author(s) -
Dzhambov Angel Mario,
Dimitrova Donka Dimitrova
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22609
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , odds , moderation , population , noise (video) , odds ratio , demography , environmental health , gerontology , logistic regression , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , image (mathematics)
Background Evidence is emerging about the risk of obesity associated with traffic noise. The present study aimed to explore the association between self‐reported occupational noise exposure and body mass index (BMI)‐defined obesity in the US general population. Methods This study is based on the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Information regarding self‐reported occupational lifetime noise exposure was linked to self‐reported BMI, adjusting for other covariates. Results The multivariate models yielded OR = 1.46 (95% CI: 1.27, 1.68) for obesity, and 0.97 kg/m 2 (95% CI: 0.57, 1.36) higher BMI among participants exposed to high level of noise for ≥15 years, in comparison to never exposed participants. Moderation analysis revealed that among those less than 55 years of age noise had significantly stronger adverse effect. Those without cancer and diabetes also experienced stronger adverse effect. Conclusions Self‐reported exposure to occupational noise was associated with increased odds of obesity and continuously measured BMI. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:1009–1019, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.