AUTHOR=Zhou Bo , Lan Yueyan , Bi Yifei , Li Chaoxiu , Zhang Xiaohong , Wu Xiaomei 

TITLE=Relationship Between Occupational Noise and Hypertension in Modern Enterprise Workers: A Case–Control Study

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=67

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604997

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604997

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objective:</bold> The association between occupational noise exposure and hypertension is controversial. Thus, we aimed to assess the relationship between occupational noise exposure and hypertension.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> This was a case‒control study, and 509 cases and 1,018 controls from an automobile company were included between July and October 2013. Occupational noise exposure was defined as exposure to noise level ≥80 dB(A) (Lex, 8 h) or cumulative noise exposure (CNE) ≥ 80 dB(A)-years. To assess the associations of noise level and CNE with hypertension, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The restricted cubic spline function was used to establish dose‒response curves.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> A noise level ≥80 dB (A) (Lex, 8 h) was significantly associated with hypertension (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.89–3.24). CNE ≥80 dB (A)-years was significantly associated with hypertension (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.18–2.00). Nonlinear relationships between noise level, CNE and hypertension were found (p- nonlinear&lt;0.05).</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Our study suggests that occupational noise exposure is a potential risk factor for hypertension in automobile company workers.</p>