Baylah Tessier-Sherman1, Deron Galusha1, Linda F Cantley1, Mark R Cullen2, Peter M Rabinowitz3, Richard L Neitzel4. 1. Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. 2. Population Health Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. 3. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 4. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Community noise exposure has been shown to increase the risk of hypertension; however, the relationship between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is less clear. METHODS: Using an inception cohort of workers in a specialty metals manufacturing company, we retrospectively assessed occupational noise exposure, hearing acuity, and incident hypertension diagnoses using administrative datasets. Time-weighted average noise exposure levels were assigned to employees based on their job histories. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to determine the association of noise exposure with risk of incident hypertension. RESULTS: The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of incident hypertension did not significantly differ between groups by cumulative continuous or categorized noise exposure metric. CONCLUSION: We found no increased risk of incident hypertension with exposure to occupational noise among workers. Further assessment examining workers' use of hearing protection devices is warranted.
BACKGROUND: Community noise exposure has been shown to increase the risk of hypertension; however, the relationship between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is less clear. METHODS: Using an inception cohort of workers in a specialty metals manufacturing company, we retrospectively assessed occupational noise exposure, hearing acuity, and incident hypertension diagnoses using administrative datasets. Time-weighted average noise exposure levels were assigned to employees based on their job histories. Cox proportional hazards models were performed to determine the association of noise exposure with risk of incident hypertension. RESULTS: The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of incident hypertension did not significantly differ between groups by cumulative continuous or categorized noise exposure metric. CONCLUSION: We found no increased risk of incident hypertension with exposure to occupational noise among workers. Further assessment examining workers' use of hearing protection devices is warranted.
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