Occupational noise and ischemic heart disease: A systematic review

Noise exposure might be a risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD). Unlike residential exposure, however, evidence for occupational noise is limited. Given that high-quality quantitative synthesis of existing data is highly warranted for occupational safety and policy, we aimed at conducting a s...

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Published in:Noise & health 2016-07, Vol.18 (83), p.167-177
Main Authors: Dzhambov, Angel, Dimitrova, Donka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Coronary heart disease
gender differences
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Hearing protection
Humans
Industrial noise
Morbidity
Mortality
Mortality risk
myocardial infarction
Myocardial ischemia
Myocardial Ischemia - etiology
Noise
Noise control
noise exposure
Noise, Occupational - adverse effects
Occupational exposure
Occupational safety
Occupational safety and health
Original
Risk Factors
Sensitivity analysis
work environment
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Summary:Noise exposure might be a risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD). Unlike residential exposure, however, evidence for occupational noise is limited. Given that high-quality quantitative synthesis of existing data is highly warranted for occupational safety and policy, we aimed at conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of the risks of IHD morbidity and mortality because of occupational noise exposure. We carried out a systematic search in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and on the Internet since April 2, 2015, in English, Spanish, Russian, and Bulgarian. A quality-scoring checklist was developed a priori to assess different sources of methodological bias. A qualitative data synthesis was performed. Conservative assumptions were applied when appropriate. A meta-analysis was not feasible because of unresolvable methodological discrepancies between the studies. On the basis of five studies, there was some evidence to suggest higher risk of IHD among workers exposed to objectively assessed noise >75-80 dB for
ISSN:1463-1741
1998-4030
DOI:10.4103/1463-1741.189241