Open AccessAircraft Noise and its Effects on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate at Mehrabad Airport Employees
Author(s) -
Yaser khorshidi Behzadi,
Mohammad Ranjbarian,
Soheila Khodakarim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archives of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-3690
pISSN - 2588-3070
DOI - 10.18502/aoh.v5i1.5266
Subject(s) - blood pressure , heart rate , noise (video) , medicine , noise exposure , work shift , intensity (physics) , cardiology , anesthesia , simulation , audiology , computer science , engineering , operations management , hearing loss , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
Background: Sound is an inevitable part of everyday life these days. Hypertension is the most significant preventible risk of immature death all around the world. The main purpose of this study is to answer this question: Does aircraft noise affect blood pressure and heart rate?
Methods: To achieve this objective, 100 personnel from the airport were selected. Additionally, 100 personnel were selected for the control group. In this case-control study the B&K dosimeter model 4444 was used to record noise in a long time duration (8 hours) Blood pressure and heart rates were measured before and after their shift and during their work shift by connecting a dosimeter device to their body and recording noise exposure. SPSS V.22 software was used for statistical analysis.
Results: Analyses showed that the average noise intensity in the experimental group was 87.84 ± 2.76, and in the control group, it was 70.01 ± 4.01's. Compared with the control group, mean differences between systolic (P 0.05).
Conclusions: research indicates that unacceptable noise could be a hazardous agent for hypertension. It is suggested that monitoring blood pressure, training workers, and periodic examination to be practiced to decrease blood pressure