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Thacher JD, Oudin A, Flanagan E, Mattisson K, Albin M, Roswall N, Pyko A, Aasvang GM, Andersen ZJ, Borgquist S, Brandt J, Broberg K, Cole-Hunter T, Eriksson C, Eneroth K, Gudjonsdottir H, Helte E, Ketzel M, Lanki T, Lim YH, Leander K, Ljungman P, Manjer J, Männistö S, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Pershagen G, Rizzuto D, Sandsveden M, Selander J, Simonsen MK, Stucki L, Spanne M, Stockfelt L, Tjønneland A, Yli-Tuomi T, Tiittanen P, Valencia VH, Ögren M, Åkesson A, Sørensen M. Exposure to long-term source-specific transportation noise and incident breast cancer: A pooled study of eight Nordic cohorts. Environ Int 2023; 178:108108. [PMID: 37490787 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Environmental noise is an important environmental exposure that can affect health. An association between transportation noise and breast cancer incidence has been suggested, although current evidence is limited. We investigated the pooled association between long-term exposure to transportation noise and breast cancer incidence. METHODS Pooled data from eight Nordic cohorts provided a study population of 111,492 women. Road, railway, and aircraft noise were modelled at residential addresses. Breast cancer incidence (all, estrogen receptor (ER) positive, and ER negative) was derived from cancer registries. Hazard ratios (HR) were estimated using Cox Proportional Hazards Models, adjusting main models for sociodemographic and lifestyle variables together with long-term exposure to air pollution. RESULTS A total of 93,859 women were included in the analyses, of whom 5,875 developed breast cancer. The median (5th-95th percentile) 5-year residential road traffic noise was 54.8 (40.0-67.8) dB Lden, and among those exposed, the median railway noise was 51.0 (41.2-65.8) dB Lden. We observed a pooled HR for breast cancer (95 % confidence interval (CI)) of 1.03 (0.99-1.06) per 10 dB increase in 5-year mean exposure to road traffic noise, and 1.03 (95 % CI: 0.96-1.11) for railway noise, after adjustment for lifestyle and sociodemographic covariates. HRs remained unchanged in analyses with further adjustment for PM2.5 and attenuated when adjusted for NO2 (HRs from 1.02 to 1.01), in analyses using the same sample. For aircraft noise, no association was observed. The associations did not vary by ER status for any noise source. In analyses using <60 dB as a cutoff, we found HRs of 1.08 (0.99-1.18) for road traffic and 1.19 (0.95-1.49) for railway noise. CONCLUSIONS We found weak associations between road and railway noise and breast cancer risk. More high-quality prospective studies are needed, particularly among those exposed to railway and aircraft noise before conclusions regarding noise as a risk factor for breast cancer can be made.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jesse D Thacher
- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Section for Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Air Quality and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland; School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Centre, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology and the Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Environment Department, City of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; UTE University, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Natural Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark
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Roswall N, Thacher JD, Ögren M, Pyko A, Åkesson A, Oudin A, Tjønneland A, Rosengren A, Poulsen AH, Eriksson C, Segersson D, Rizzuto D, Helte E, Andersson EM, Aasvang GM, Gudjonsdottir H, Khan J, Selander J, Christensen JH, Brandt J, Leander K, Mattisson K, Eneroth K, Stucki L, Barregard L, Stockfelt L, Albin M, Simonsen MK, Spanne M, Jousilahti P, Tiittanen P, Molnàr P, Ljungman PLS, Yli-Tuomi T, Cole-Hunter T, Lanki T, Hvidtfeldt UA, Lim YH, Andersen ZJ, Pershagen G, Sørensen M. Long-term exposure to traffic noise and risk of incident colon cancer: A pooled study of eleven Nordic cohorts. Environ Res 2023; 224:115454. [PMID: 36764429 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Background Colon cancer incidence is rising globally, and factors pertaining to urbanization have been proposed involved in this development. Traffic noise may increase colon cancer risk by causing sleep disturbance and stress, thereby inducing known colon cancer risk-factors, e.g. obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, and alcohol consumption, but few studies have examined this. Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the association between traffic noise and colon cancer (all, proximal, distal) in a pooled population of 11 Nordic cohorts, totaling 155,203 persons. Methods We identified residential address history and estimated road, railway, and aircraft noise, as well as air pollution, for all addresses, using similar exposure models across cohorts. Colon cancer cases were identified through national registries. We analyzed data using Cox Proportional Hazards Models, adjusting main models for harmonized sociodemographic and lifestyle data. Results During follow-up (median 18.8 years), 2757 colon cancer cases developed. We found a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.05 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.99-1.10) per 10-dB higher 5-year mean time-weighted road traffic noise. In sub-type analyses, the association seemed confined to distal colon cancer: HR 1.06 (95% CI: 0.98-1.14). Railway and aircraft noise was not associated with colon cancer, albeit there was some indication in sub-type analyses that railway noise may also be associated with distal colon cancer. In interaction-analyses, the association between road traffic noise and colon cancer was strongest among obese persons and those with high NO2-exposure. Discussion A prominent study strength is the large population with harmonized data across eleven cohorts, and the complete address-history during follow-up. However, each cohort estimated noise independently, and only at the most exposed façade, which may introduce exposure misclassification. Despite this, the results of this pooled study suggest that traffic noise may be a risk factor for colon cancer, especially of distal origin.
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- Nina Roswall
- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Division of Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Region Västra Götaland, Department of Medicine Geriatrics and Emergency Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Östra Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Aging Research Centre, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Stockholm Gerontology Research Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Air Quality and Noise, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; Danish Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA), Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology and the Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Environment Department, City of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland; School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Natural Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark.
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Pyko A, Roswall N, Ögren M, Oudin A, Rosengren A, Eriksson C, Segersson D, Rizzuto D, Andersson EM, Aasvang GM, Engström G, Gudjonsdottir H, Jørgensen JT, Selander J, Christensen JH, Brandt J, Leander K, Overvad K, Eneroth K, Mattisson K, Barregard L, Stockfelt L, Albin M, Simonsen MK, Tiittanen P, Molnar P, Ljungman P, Solvang Jensen S, Gustafsson S, Lanki T, Lim YH, Andersen ZJ, Sørensen M, Pershagen G. Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise and Ischemic Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of Nine Scandinavian Cohorts. Environ Health Perspect 2023; 131:17003. [PMID: 36607286 PMCID: PMC9819217 DOI: 10.1289/ehp10745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Transportation noise may induce cardiovascular disease, but the public health implications are unclear. OBJECTIVES The study aimed to assess exposure-response relationships for different transportation noise sources and ischemic heart disease (IHD), including subtypes. METHODS Pooled analyses were performed of nine cohorts from Denmark and Sweden, together including 132,801 subjects. Time-weighted long-term exposure to road, railway, and aircraft noise, as well as air pollution, was estimated based on residential histories. Hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models following adjustment for lifestyle and socioeconomic risk factors. RESULTS A total of 22,459 incident cases of IHD were identified during follow-up from national patient and mortality registers, including 7,682 cases of myocardial infarction. The adjusted HR for IHD was 1.03 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00, 1.05] per 10 dB Lden for both road and railway noise exposure during 5 y prior to the event. Higher risks were indicated for IHD excluding angina pectoris cases, with HRs of 1.06 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.08) and 1.05 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.08) per 10 dB Lden for road and railway noise, respectively. Corresponding HRs for myocardial infarction were 1.02 (95% CI: 0.99, 1.05) and 1.04 (95% CI: 0.99, 1.08). Increased risks were observed for aircraft noise but without clear exposure-response relations. A threshold at around 55 dB Lden was suggested in the exposure-response relation for road traffic noise and IHD. DISCUSSION Exposure to road, railway, and aircraft noise in the prior 5 y was associated with an increased risk of IHD, particularly after exclusion of angina pectoris cases, which are less well identified in the registries. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10745.
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- Andrei Pyko
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Planetary Health, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- iClimate – Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, The Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Natural Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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Uldbjerg CS, Wilson LF, Koch T, Christensen J, Dehlendorff C, Priskorn L, Abildgaard J, Simonsen MK, Lim YH, Jørgensen JT, Andersen ZJ, Juul A, Hickey M, Brauner EV. Oophorectomy and rate of dementia: a prospective cohort study. Menopause 2022; 29:514-522. [PMID: 35102101 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Globally, dementia disproportionally affects women, which is not fully explained by higher female longevity. Oophorectomy at any age leads to the permanent loss of ovarian sex steroids, potentially increasing the risk of dementia. We aimed to investigate the association between oophorectomy and dementia and whether this was conditional on age at oophorectomy, hysterectomy or use of hormone therapy (HT). METHODS A prospective study of 24,851 female nurses from the Danish Nurse Cohort. Nurses were followed from age 60 years or entry into the cohort, whichever came last, until date of dementia, death, emigration or end of follow-up (December 31, 2018), whichever came first. Poisson regression models with log-transformed person-years as offset were used to estimate the associations. RESULTS During 334,420 person-years of follow-up, 1,238 (5.0%) nurses developed dementia and 1,969 (7.9%)/ 1,016 (4.1%) contributed person-time after bilateral-/unilateral oophorectomy. In adjusted analyses, an 18% higher rate of dementia was observed following bilateral oophorectomy (aRR 1.18: 95% CI, 0.89-1.56) and 13% lower rate (aRR 0.87: 95% CI, 0.59-1.23) following unilateral oophorectomy compared to nurses who retained their ovaries. Similar effects were detected after stratification according to age at oophorectomy. No statistically significant modifying effects of hysterectomy or HT were detected (Pinteraction≥0.60). CONCLUSIONS Bilateral, but not unilateral, oophorectomy was associated with an increased rate of incident dementia. We were unable to establish whether this association was conditional on hysterectomy or HT use. Although an increase in dementia after bilateral oophorectomy is biologically plausible, limited statistical power hampers the precision of the estimates.
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- Cecilie S Uldbjerg
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The University of Queensland, NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence on Women and Non-communicable Diseases (CREWaND), School of Public Health, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics and Dataanalysis, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen and Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bräuner EV, Wilson LF, Koch T, Christensen J, Dehlendorff C, Duun-Henriksen AK, Priskorn L, Abildgaard J, Simonsen MK, Jørgensen JT, Lim YH, Andersen ZJ, Juul A, Hickey M. The long-term association between bilateral oophorectomy and depression: a prospective cohort study. Menopause 2022; 29:276-283. [PMID: 35213515 DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Depression is a leading cause of disability globally and affects more women than men. Ovarian sex steroids are thought to modify depression risk in women and interventions such as bilateral oophorectomy that permanently change the sex steroid milieu may increase the risk of depression. This study aimed to investigate the associations between unilateral and bilateral oophorectomy and depression over a 25-year period (1993-2018) and whether this varied by age at oophorectomy or use of menopausal hormone therapy. METHODS Twenty-five thousand one hundred eighty-eight nurses aged ≥45 years from the Danish Nurse Cohort were included. Nurses with depression prior to baseline were excluded. Poisson regression models, with log-transformed person-years as offset, were used to assess the associations between oophorectomy and incident depression. Nurses who retained their ovaries were the reference group. RESULTS Compared with nurses with retained ovaries, bilateral oophorectomy was associated with a slightly higher rate of depression (rate ratio [RR], 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.95-1.23), but without statistical significance. However, when stratified by age at oophorectomy, compared with nurses with retained ovaries, bilateral oophorectomy at age ≥51 years was associated with higher rates of depression (RR 1.16; 95% CI, 1.00-1.34), but not bilateral oophorectomy at age <51 years (RR 0.86; 95% CI, 0.69-1.07); P value for difference in estimates = 0.02. No association between unilateral oophorectomy and depression was observed. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of Danish female nurses, bilateral oophorectomy at age ≥51 years, but not at younger ages, was associated with a slightly higher rate of depression compared with those who retained their ovaries.
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- Elvira V Bräuner
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence on Women and Non-communicable Diseases (CREWaND), School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics and Data Analysis, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Physical Activity Research, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology and Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cole-Hunter T, Dehlendorff C, Amini H, Mehta A, Lim YH, Jørgensen JT, Li S, So R, Mortensen LH, Westendorp R, Hoffmann B, Bräuner EV, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Christensen JH, Geels C, Frohn LM, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Loft S, Andersen ZJ. Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and stroke incidence: a Danish Nurse Cohort study. Environ Health 2021; 20:115. [PMID: 34740347 PMCID: PMC8571835 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00802-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Road traffic noise has been linked to increased risk of ischemic heart disease, yet evidence on stroke shows mixed results. We examine the association between long-term exposure to road traffic noise and incidence of stroke, overall and by subtype (ischemic or hemorrhagic), after adjustment for air pollution. METHODS Twenty-five thousand six hundred and sixty female nurses from the Danish Nurse Cohort recruited in 1993 or 1999 were followed for stroke-related first-ever hospital contact until December 31st, 2014. Full residential address histories since 1970 were obtained and annual means of road traffic noise (Lden [dB]) and air pollutants (particulate matter with diameter < 2.5 μm and < 10 μm [PM2.5 and PM10], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], nitrogen oxides [NOx]) were determined using validated models. Time-varying Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) (95% confidence intervals [CI]) for the associations of one-, three-, and 23-year running means of Lden preceding stroke (all, ischemic or hemorrhagic), adjusting for stroke risk factors and air pollutants. The World Health Organization and the Danish government's maximum exposure recommendations of 53 and 58 dB, respectively, were explored as potential Lden thresholds. RESULTS Of 25,660 nurses, 1237 developed their first stroke (1089 ischemic, 148 hemorrhagic) during 16 years mean follow-up. For associations between a 1-year mean of Lden and overall stroke incidence, the estimated HR (95% CI) in the fully adjusted model was 1.06 (0.98-1.14) per 10 dB, which attenuated to 1.01 (0.93-1.09) and 1.00 (0.91-1.09) in models further adjusted for PM2.5 or NO2, respectively. Associations for other exposure periods or separately for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke were similar. There was no evidence of a threshold association between Lden and stroke. CONCLUSIONS Long-term exposure to road traffic noise was suggestively positively associated with the risk of overall stroke, although not after adjusting for air pollution.
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- Tom Cole-Hunter
- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Air Pollution, Energy, and Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Statistics and Data Analysis, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Denmark Statistics, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hammer MD, Andersen AJ, Larsen SC, Simonsen MK, Heitmann BL. The association between general and central obesity and the risks of coronary heart disease in women with and without a familial predisposition to obesity: findings from the Danish Nurse Cohort. Int J Obes (Lond) 2021; 46:433-436. [PMID: 34671107 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-021-00990-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Several studies show an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) among people with obesity, but it is largely unknown whether this association also depends on a familial predisposition to obesity. This study examined if associations between Body Mass Index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) and incident CHD differed among Danish female nurses with and without familial overweight and obesity. Analyses were based on data from the Danish Nurse Cohort (n = 20,701). Self-reported height, weight and self-measured WC were assessed in 1999, as was information on familial overweight/obesity, defined as having one or both parents with overweight/obesity. Information on the development of or death from CHD was collected from nationwide Danish registries in 2015. Analyses were based on Cox proportional hazard regression models adjusted for potential confounding factors. Both BMI and WC were directly associated with CHD risk, but we found no evidence of effect modification from familial predisposition to obesity. Hence a familial predisposition to obesity does not seem to influence the risk of CHD associated with general or central obesity.
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- Maria D Hammer
- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Frederiksberg, Denmark. .,The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. .,Department of Public Health, Section for General Practice, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Lim YH, Jørgensen JT, So R, Cole-Hunter T, Mehta AJ, Amini H, Bräuner EV, Westendorp RGJ, Liu S, Mortensen LH, Hoffmann B, Loft S, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Tasic N, Maric M, Andersen ZJ. Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution, Road Traffic Noise, and Heart Failure Incidence: The Danish Nurse Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021436. [PMID: 34612059 PMCID: PMC8751865 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Background We examined the association of long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise with incident heart failure (HF). Methods And Results Using data on female nurses from the Danish Nurse Cohort (aged >44 years), we investigated associations between 3-year mean exposures to air pollution and road traffic noise and incident HF using Cox regression models, adjusting for relevant confounders. Incidence of HF was defined as the first hospital contact (inpatient, outpatient, or emergency) between cohort baseline (1993 or 1999) and December 31, 2014, based on the Danish National Patient Register. Annual mean levels of particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm since 1990 and NO2 and road traffic noise since 1970 were estimated at participants' residences. Of the 22 189 nurses, 484 developed HF. We detected associations with all 3 pollutants, with hazard ratios (HRs) of 1.17 (95% CI, 1.01-1.36), 1.10 (95% CI, 0.99-1.22), and 1.12 (95% CI, 0.99-1.26) per increase of 5.1 µg/m3 in particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm, 8.6 µg/m3 in NO2, and 9.3 dB in road traffic noise, respectively. We observed an enhanced risk of HF incidence for those exposed to high levels of the 3 pollutants; however, the effect modification of coexposure was not statistically significant. Former smokers and nurses with hypertension showed the strongest associations with particulate matter with a diameter <2.5 µm (Peffect modification<0.05). Conclusions We found that long-term exposures to air pollution and road traffic noise were independently associated with HF.
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- Youn-Hee Lim
- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark.,Seoul National University Medical Research Center Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark.,Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research University of Sydney Australia
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- Statistics Denmark Copenhagen Denmark.,Section of Epidemiology Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark.,Department of Environmental Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction Copenhagen University Hospital-RigshospitaletUniversity of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Statistics Denmark Copenhagen Denmark.,Section of Epidemiology Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine Centre for Health and SocietyMedical FacultyHeinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf Germany
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science Aarhus University Roskilde Denmark.,Global Centre for Clean Air Research University of Surrey United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Science Aarhus University Roskilde Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science Aarhus University Roskilde Denmark.,iClimate-Aarhus University Interdisciplinary Center for Climate Change Aarhus University Roskilde Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen Frederiksberg Denmark.,The Parker InstituteCopenhagen University HospitalBispebjerg and Frederiksberg Frederiksberg Denmark
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje" Belgrade Serbia
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Dedinje" Belgrade Serbia
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- Section of Environmental Health Department of Public Health Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Denmark
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Roswall N, Pyko A, Ögren M, Oudin A, Rosengren A, Lager A, Poulsen AH, Eriksson C, Segersson D, Rizzuto D, Andersson EM, Aasvang GM, Engström G, Jørgensen JT, Selander J, Christensen JH, Thacher J, Leander K, Overvad K, Eneroth K, Mattisson K, Barregård L, Stockfelt L, Albin M, Ketzel M, Simonsen MK, Spanne M, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Magnusson PK, Tiittanen P, Molnar P, Ljungman P, Lanki T, Lim YH, Andersen ZJ, Pershagen G, Sørensen M. Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise and Risk of Incident Stroke: A Pooled Study of Nine Scandinavian Cohorts. Environ Health Perspect 2021; 129:107002. [PMID: 34605674 PMCID: PMC8489401 DOI: 10.1289/ehp8949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transportation noise is increasingly acknowledged as a cardiovascular risk factor, but the evidence base for an association with stroke is sparse. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the association between transportation noise and stroke incidence in a large Scandinavian population. METHODS We harmonized and pooled data from nine Scandinavian cohorts (seven Swedish, two Danish), totaling 135,951 participants. We identified residential address history and estimated road, railway, and aircraft noise for all addresses. Information on stroke incidence was acquired through linkage to national patient and mortality registries. We analyzed data using Cox proportional hazards models, including socioeconomic and lifestyle confounders, and air pollution. RESULTS During follow-up (median=19.5y), 11,056 stroke cases were identified. Road traffic noise (Lden) was associated with risk of stroke, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.06 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03, 1.08] per 10-dB higher 5-y mean time-weighted exposure in analyses adjusted for individual- and area-level socioeconomic covariates. The association was approximately linear and persisted after adjustment for air pollution [particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤2.5μm (PM2.5) and NO2]. Stroke was associated with moderate levels of 5-y aircraft noise exposure (40-50 vs. ≤40 dB) (HR=1.12; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.27), but not with higher exposure (≥50 dB, HR=0.94; 95% CI: 0.79, 1.11). Railway noise was not associated with stroke. DISCUSSION In this pooled study, road traffic noise was associated with a higher risk of stroke. This finding supports road traffic noise as an important cardiovascular risk factor that should be included when estimating the burden of disease due to traffic noise. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8949.
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- Nina Roswall
- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Environment Society and Health, Lund University, Sweden
- Sustainable Health, Umeå University, Sweden
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- Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrköping, Sweden
- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- Global Centre for Clean Air Research, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Environment Department, City of Malmö, Malmö, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Security, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Public Health, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Natural Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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Andersen ZJ, Cramer J, Jørgensen JT, Dehlendorff C, Amini H, Mehta A, Cole-Hunter T, Mortensen LH, Westendorp R, So R, Li S, Hoffmann B, Loft S, Bräuner EV, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Christensen JH, Geels C, Frohn LM, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Lim YH. Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Air Pollution, and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in the Danish Nurse Cohort. Environ Health Perspect 2021; 129:87002. [PMID: 34338552 PMCID: PMC8327770 DOI: 10.1289/ehp8090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise have been established for ischemic heart disease, but findings have been mixed for atrial fibrillation (AF). OBJECTIVES The goal of the study was to examine associations of long-term exposure to road traffic noise and air pollution with AF. METHODS Time-varying Cox regression models were used to estimate associations of 1-, 3-, and 23-y mean road traffic noise and air pollution exposures with AF incidence in 23,528 women enrolled in the Danish Nurse Cohort (age >44y at baseline in 1993 or 1999). AF diagnoses were ascertained via the Danish National Patient Register. Annual mean weighted 24-h average road traffic noise levels (Lden) at the nurses' residences, since 1970, were estimated using the Nord2000 model, and annual mean levels of particulate matter with a diameter <2.5μm (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were estimated using the DEHM/UBM/AirGIS model. RESULTS Of 23,528 nurses with no prior AF diagnosis at the cohort baseline, 1,522 developed AF during follow-up. In a fully adjusted model (including PM2.5), the estimated risk of AF was 18% higher [hazard ratio (HR); 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.18; 1.02, 1.36] in nurses with residential 3-y mean Lden levels >58 dB vs. <48 dB, with similar findings for 1-y mean exposures. A 3.9-μg/m3 increase in 3-y mean PM2.5 was associated with incident AF before and after adjustment for concurrent exposure to road traffic noise (HR 1.09; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.20 and 1.08; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.19, respectively). Associations with 1-y mean PM2.5 exposures were positive but closer to the null and not significant. Associations with NO2 were null for all time periods before and after adjustment for road traffic noise and inverse when adjusted for concurrent PM2.5. CONCLUSION Our analysis of prospective data from a cohort of Danish female nurses followed for up to 14 y provided suggestive evidence of independent associations between incident AF and 1- and 3-y exposures to road traffic noise and PM2.5. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP8090.
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- Zorana J. Andersen
- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics and Data Analysis, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Denmark Statistics, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Air Pollution, Energy, and Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Denmark Statistics, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine; Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- iClimate, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
- The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Environmental Epidemiology Group, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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So R, Chen J, Mehta AJ, Liu S, Strak M, Wolf K, Hvidtfeldt UA, Rodopoulou S, Stafoggia M, Klompmaker JO, Samoli E, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Atkinson R, Bauwelinck M, Bellander T, Boutron-Ruault MC, Brandt J, Brunekreef B, Cesaroni G, Concin H, Forastiere F, van Gils CH, Gulliver J, Hertel O, Hoffmann B, de Hoogh K, Janssen N, Lim YH, Westendorp R, Jørgensen JT, Katsouyanni K, Ketzel M, Lager A, Lang A, Ljungman PL, Magnusson PKE, Nagel G, Simonsen MK, Pershagen G, Peter RS, Peters A, Renzi M, Rizzuto D, Sigsgaard T, Vienneau D, Weinmayr G, Severi G, Fecht D, Tjønneland A, Leander K, Hoek G, Andersen ZJ. Long-term exposure to air pollution and liver cancer incidence in six European cohorts. Int J Cancer 2021; 149:1887-1897. [PMID: 34278567 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Particulate matter air pollution and diesel engine exhaust have been classified as carcinogenic for lung cancer, yet few studies have explored associations with liver cancer. We used six European adult cohorts which were recruited between 1985 and 2005, pooled within the "Effects of low-level air pollution: A study in Europe" (ELAPSE) project, and followed for the incidence of liver cancer until 2011 to 2015. The annual average exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), particulate matter with diameter <2.5 μm (PM2.5 ), black carbon (BC), warm-season ozone (O3 ), and eight elemental components of PM2.5 (copper, iron, zinc, sulfur, nickel, vanadium, silicon, and potassium) were estimated by European-wide hybrid land-use regression models at participants' residential addresses. We analyzed the association between air pollution and liver cancer incidence by Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for potential confounders. Of 330 064 cancer-free adults at baseline, 512 developed liver cancer during a mean follow-up of 18.1 years. We observed positive linear associations between NO2 (hazard ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.17, 1.02-1.35 per 10 μg/m3 ), PM2.5 (1.12, 0.92-1.36 per 5 μg/m3 ), and BC (1.15, 1.00-1.33 per 0.5 10-5 /m) and liver cancer incidence. Associations with NO2 and BC persisted in two-pollutant models with PM2.5 . Most components of PM2.5 were associated with the risk of liver cancer, with the strongest associations for sulfur and vanadium, which were robust to adjustment for PM2.5 or NO2 . Our study suggests that ambient air pollution may increase the risk of liver cancer, even at concentrations below current EU standards.
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- Rina So
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region Health Service / ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Population Health Research Institute and MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.,iClimate, Aarhus University interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region Health Service / ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
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- Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK.,Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council, Palermo, Italy
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability & School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.,Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.,Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinksa Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Agency for Preventive and Social Medicine, Bregenz, Austria.,Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.,Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region Health Service / ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University and The Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, Environment Occupation and Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- CESP, UMR 1018, Universit´e Paris-Saclay, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.,Department of Statistics, Computer Science and Applications "G. Parenti" (DISIA), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, MRC Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Cancer Society Research Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Liu S, Lim YH, Pedersen M, Jørgensen JT, Amini H, Cole-Hunter T, Mehta AJ, So R, Mortensen LH, Westendorp RGJ, Loft S, Bräuner EV, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Christensen JH, Sigsgaard T, Geels C, Frohn LM, Brborić M, Radonić J, Sekulic MT, Bønnelykke K, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and road traffic noise and asthma incidence in adults: The Danish Nurse cohort. Environ Int 2021; 152:106464. [PMID: 33684733 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ambient air pollution is likely a risk factor for asthma, and recent evidence suggests the possible relevance of road traffic noise. OBJECTIVES We examined the associations of long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise with adult-asthma incidence. METHODS We followed 28,731 female nurses (age > 44 years) from the Danish Nurse Cohort, recruited in 1993 and 1999, for first hospital contact for asthma from 1977 until 2015. We estimated residential annual mean concentrations of particulate matter with diameter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) since 1990 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) since 1970 with the Danish DEHM/UBM/AirGIS modeling system, and road traffic noise (Lden) since 1970 with the Nord2000 model. Time-varying Cox regression models were used to associate air pollution and road traffic noise exposure with asthma incidence. RESULTS During 18.6 years' mean follow-up, 528 out of 23,093 participants had hospital contact for asthma. The hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals for asthma incidence associated with 3-year moving average exposures were 1.29 (1.03, 1.61) per 6.3 µg/m3 for PM2.5, 1.16 (1.07, 1.27) per 8.2 µg/m3 for NO2, and 1.12 (1.00, 1.25) per 10 dB for Lden. The HR for NO2 remained unchanged after adjustment for either PM2.5 or Lden, while the HRs for PM2.5 and Lden attenuated to unity after adjustment for NO2. CONCLUSIONS Long-term exposure to air pollution was associated with adult-asthma incidence independently of road traffic noise, with NO2 most relevant. Road traffic noise was not independently associated with adult-asthma incidence.
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- Shuo Liu
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; iClimate, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Environment Occupation and Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- COPSAC (Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood), Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Liu S, Lim YH, Pedersen M, Jørgensen JT, Amini H, Cole-Hunter T, Mehta AJ, So R, Mortensen LH, Westendorp RGJ, Loft S, Bräuner EV, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Christensen JH, Sigsgaard T, Geels C, Frohn LM, Brborić M, Radonić J, Sekulic MT, Bønnelykke K, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-term air pollution and road traffic noise exposure and COPD: the Danish Nurse Cohort. Eur Respir J 2021; 58:13993003.04594-2020. [PMID: 33986028 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.04594-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND While air pollution has been linked to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), evidence on the role of environmental noise is just emerging. We examined the associations of long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise with COPD incidence. METHODS We defined COPD incidence for 24 538 female nurses from the Danish Nurse Cohort (age>44 years) as the first hospital contact between baseline (1993 or 1999) and 2015. We estimated residential annual mean concentrations of particulate matter with diameter<2.5 µm (PM2.5) since 1990 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) since 1970 by the Danish DEHM/UBM/AirGIS modeling system, and road traffic noise (Lden) since 1970 by the Nord2000 model. Time-varying Cox regression models were applied to assess the associations of air pollution and road traffic noise with COPD incidence. RESULTS 977 nurses developed COPD during 18.6 years' mean follow-up. We observed associations with COPD for all three exposures with hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 1.19 (1.01, 1.41) per 6.26 µg·m-3 for PM2.5, 1.13 (1.05, 1.20) per 8.19 µg·m-3 for NO2, and 1.15 (1.06, 1.25) per 10 dB for Lden. Associations with NO2 and Lden attenuated slightly after mutual adjustment, but were robust to adjustment for PM2.5. Associations with PM2.5 were attenuated to null after adjustment for either NO2 or Lden. No potential interaction effect was observed between air pollutants and noise. CONCLUSIONS Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially traffic-related NO2, and road traffic noise were independently associated with COPD.
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- Shuo Liu
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.,Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.,Danish Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA), Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.,iClimate, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Environment Occupation and Health, Danish Ramazzini Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- COPSAC (Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood), Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.,The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Koch T, Jørgensen JT, Christensen J, Dehlendorff C, Priskorn L, Simonsen MK, Duun-Henriksen AK, Andersen ZJ, Juul A, Bräuner EV, Hickey M. Breast cancer rate after oophorectomy: A Prospective Danish Cohort Study. Int J Cancer 2021; 149:585-593. [PMID: 33729548 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The association between oophorectomy and risk of breast cancer in the general population is uncertain. The aim of our study was to determine the breast cancer rate in women from the general population after oophorectomy (performed before/after menopause), and whether this varies by use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), hysterectomy, body mass index (BMI) and shift work. The study included 24 409 female nurses (aged ≥45 years) participating in the Danish Nurse Cohort. Nurses were followed from cohort entry until date of breast cancer, death, emigration or end of follow-up at 31 December 2018, whichever came first. Poisson regression with log-transformed person-years as the offset examined the association between oophorectomy and breast cancer (all ages and stratified by menopausal status at time of oophorectomy). The potential modifying effect of HRT use, hysterectomy, BMI and shift work on the associations was estimated. During 502 463 person-years of follow-up, 1975 (8.1%) nurses were diagnosed with breast cancer. Bilateral oophorectomy was associated with a reduced breast cancer rate compared to nurses with preserved ovaries, adjusted rate ratio (95% confidence interval): 0.79 (0.64; 0.99). Similar associations (magnitude and direction) were detected for unilateral oophorectomy and when stratifying according to menopausal status at time of oophorectomy, but without statistical significance. Unilateral and bilateral oophorectomy is associated with a reduced breast cancer rate in women from the general population. This association is not modified by use of HRT, hysterectomy, BMI or shift work.
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- Trine Koch
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics and Data Analysis, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen and Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing Falster Hospital, Nykøbing F, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The International Research and Research Training Centre in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Amini H, Dehlendorff C, Lim YH, Mehta A, Jørgensen JT, Mortensen LH, Westendorp R, Hoffmann B, Loft S, Cole-Hunter T, Bräuner EV, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Solvang Jensen S, Christensen JH, Geels C, Frohn LM, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-term exposure to air pollution and stroke incidence: A Danish Nurse cohort study. Environ Int 2020; 142:105891. [PMID: 32593048 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Ambient air pollution has been linked to stroke, but few studies have examined in detail stroke subtypes and confounding by road traffic noise, which was recently associated with stroke. Here we examined the association between long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of stroke (overall, ischemic, hemorrhagic), adjusting for road traffic noise. In a nationwide Danish Nurse Cohort consisting of 23,423 nurses, recruited in 1993 or 1999, we identified 1,078 incident cases of stroke (944 ischemic and 134 hemorrhagic) up to December 31, 2014, defined as first-ever hospital contact. The full residential address histories since 1970 were obtained for each participant and the annual means of air pollutants (particulate matter with diameter < 2.5 µm and < 10 µm (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx)) and road traffic noise were determined using validated models. Time-varying Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) (95% confidence intervals (CI)) for the associations of one-, three, and 23-year running mean of air pollutants with stroke adjusting for potential confounders and noise. In fully adjusted models, the HRs (95% CI) per interquartile range increase in one-year running mean of PM2.5 and overall, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke were 1.12 (1.01-1.25), 1.13 (1.01-1.26), and 1.07 (0.80-1.44), respectively, and remained unchanged after adjustment for noise. Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 was associated with the risk of stroke independent of road traffic noise.
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- Heresh Amini
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Statistics and Data Analysis, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine; Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Air Pollution, Energy, and Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cramer J, Jørgensen JT, Hoffmann B, Loft S, Bräuner EV, Prescott E, Ketzel M, Hertel O, Brandt J, Jensen SS, Backalarz C, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Myocardial Infarction: A Danish Nurse Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect 2020; 128:57003. [PMID: 32438827 PMCID: PMC7263451 DOI: 10.1289/ehp5818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Air pollution exposure has been linked to coronary heart disease, although evidence on PM2.5 and myocardial infarction (MI) incidence is mixed. OBJECTIVES This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and MI incidence, adjusting for road traffic noise. METHODS We used data from the nationwide Danish Nurse Cohort on 22,882 female nurses (>44 years of age) who, at recruitment in 1993 or 1999, reported information on cardiovascular disease risk factors. Data on MI incidence was collected from the Danish National Patient Register until the end of 2014. Annual mean concentrations of particulate matter (PM) with a diameter <2.5 μg/m3 (PM2.5), PM10, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) at the nurses' residences since 1990 (PM10 and PM2.5) or 1970 (NO2 and NOx) were estimated using the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model/Urban Background Model/AirGIS (DEHM/UBM/AirGIS) dispersion model. We used time-varying Cox regression models to examine the association between 1- and 3-y running means of these pollutants, as well as 23-y running means of NO2 and NOx, with both overall and fatal incident MI. Associations were explored in three progressively adjusted models: Model 1, adjusted for age and baseline year; Model 2, with further adjustment for potential confounding by lifestyle and cardiovascular disease risk factors; and Model 3, with further adjustment for road traffic noise, modeled as the annual mean of a weighted 24-h average (Lden). RESULTS Of the 22,882 women, 641 developed MI during a mean follow-up of 18.6 y, 121 (18.9%) of which were fatal. Reported hazard ratios (HRs) were based on interquartile range increases of 5.3, 5.5, 8.1, and 11.5 μg/m3 for PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and NOx, respectively. In Model 1, we observed a positive association between a 3-y running mean of PM2.5 and an overall incident MI with an HR= 1.20 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.35), which attenuated to HR= 1.06 (95% CI: 0.92, 1.23) in Model 2. In Model 1 for incident fatal MI, we observed a strong association with a 3-y running mean of PM2.5, with an HR= 1.69 (95% CI: 1.33, 2.13), which attenuated to HR= 1.35 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.81) in Model 2. Similar associations were seen for PM10, with 3-y, Model 2 estimates for overall and fatal incident MI of HR= 1.06 (95% CI: 0.91, 1.23) and HR= 1.35 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.81), respectively. No evidence of an association was observed for NO2 or NOx. For all pollutants, associations in Model 2 were robust to further adjustment for road traffic noise in Model 3 and were similar for a 1-y running mean exposure. CONCLUSIONS We found no association between long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2, or NOx and overall MI incidence, but we observed positive associations for PM2.5 and PM10 with fatal MI. We present novel findings that the association between PM and MI incidence is robust to adjustment for road traffic noise. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP5818.
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- Johannah Cramer
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
- Global Centre for Clean Air Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen and Parker Institute, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing F. Hospital, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
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Bräuner EV, Jørgensen JT, Duun-Henriksen AK, Backalarz C, Laursen JE, Pedersen TH, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-term wind turbine noise exposure and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in the Danish Nurse cohort. Environ Int 2019; 130:104915. [PMID: 31344645 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The potential health effects related to wind turbine noise (WTN) have received increased focus during the past decades, but evidence is sparse. We examined the association between long-term exposure to wind turbine noise and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS First ever hospital admission of AF amongst 28,731 female nurses in the Danish Nurse Cohort were identified in the Danish National Patient register until ultimo 2013. WTN levels at residential addresses between 1982 and 2013 were estimated using the Nord2000 noise propagation model, as the annual means of Lden, Lday, Levening and Lnight at the most exposed façade. Time-varying Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine the association between the 11-, 5- and 1-year rolling means of WTN levels and AF incidence. RESULTS 1430 nurses developed AF by end of follow-up in 2013. Mean (standard deviation) baseline residential noise levels amongst exposed nurses were 26.3 (6.7) dB and slightly higher in those who developed AF (27.3 (7.31) dB), than those who didn't (26.2 (6.6)). We observed a 30% statistically significant increased risk (95% CI: 1.05-1.61) of AF amongst nurses exposed to long-term (11-year running mean) WTN levels ≥20 dB(A) at night compared to nurses exposed to levels <20 dB(A). Similar effects were observed with day (HR 1.25; 95% CI: 1.01-1.54), and evening (HR 1.25; 95% CI: 1.01-1.54) noise levels. CONCLUSIONS We found suggestive evidence of an association between long-term exposure to WTN and AF amongst female nurses. However, interpretation should be cautious as exposure levels were low.
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- Elvira V Bräuner
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing F Hospital, Nykøbing F, Denmark.
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Bräuner EV, Jørgensen JT, Duun‐Henriksen AK, Backalarz C, Laursen JE, Pedersen TH, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Association Between Long-Term Exposure to Wind Turbine Noise and the Risk of Stroke: Data From the Danish Nurse Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e013157. [PMID: 31310571 PMCID: PMC6662131 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background Epidemiological studies suggest that road traffic noise increases the risk of stroke. Similar effects may be expected from wind turbine noise (WTN) exposure, but epidemiological evidence is lacking. The present study investigated the association between long‐term exposure to WTN and the risk for stroke. Methods and Results First‐ever stroke in 28 731 female nurses in the Danish Nurse Cohort was identified in the Danish National Patient register until the end of 2013. WTN, traffic noise, and air pollution exposures were estimated for all historic and present residential addresses between 1982 and 2013. Time‐varying Cox proportional hazard regression was used to examine the associations between the 11‐, 5‐, and 1‐year rolling means of WTN levels and stroke incidence. Of 23 912 nurses free of stroke at the cohort baseline, 1097 nurses developed stroke by the end of follow‐up. At the cohort baseline, 10.3% of nurses were exposed to WTN (≥1 turbine within a 6000‐meter radius of the residence) and 13.3% in 2013. Mean baseline residential noise levels among exposed nurses were 26.3 dB(A). No association between long‐term WTN exposure and stroke incidence was found. The adjusted hazard ratios and 95% CIs for the 11‐, 5‐, and 1‐year running mean residential WTN exposures preceding stroke diagnosis, comparing nurses with residential WTN levels above and below 20 dB(A) were 1.09 (0.90–1.31), 1.08 (0.89–1.31) and 1.08 (0.89–1.32), respectively. Conclusions This comprehensive cohort study lends no support to an association between long‐term WTN exposure and stroke risk.
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- Elvira V. Bräuner
- Section of Environmental HealthDepartment of Public HealthUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Growth and Reproduction, RigshospitaletUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Section of Environmental HealthDepartment of Public HealthUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- DiakonissestiftelsenFrederiksbergDenmark
- The Parker InstituteCopenhagen University HospitalBispebjerg and FrederiksbergDenmark
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- Section of Environmental HealthDepartment of Public HealthUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
- Centre for Epidemiological ResearchNykøbing F HospitalNykøbing FDenmark
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Bräuner EV, Jørgensen JT, Duun-Henriksen AK, Backalarz C, Laursen JE, Pedersen TH, Simonsen MK, Andersen ZJ. Long-term wind turbine noise exposure and incidence of myocardial infarction in the Danish nurse cohort. Environ Int 2018; 121:794-802. [PMID: 30336413 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Growing evidence supports the concept that traffic noise exposure leads to long-term health complications other than annoyance, including cardiovascular disease. Similar effects may be expected from wind turbine noise exposure, but evidence is sparse. Here, we examined the association between long-term exposure to wind turbine noise and incidence of myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS We used the Danish Nurse Cohort with 28,731 female nurses and obtained data on incidence of MI in the Danish National Patient and Causes of Death Registries until ultimo 2013. Wind turbine noise levels at residential addresses between 1982 and 2013 were estimated using the Nord2000 noise propagation model, as the annual means of a weighted 24-hour average (Lden) at the most exposed façade. Time-varying Cox proportional hazard regression was used to examine the association between the 11-, 5- and 1-year rolling means prior to MI diagnosis of wind turbine noise levels and MI incidence. RESULTS Of 23,994 nurses free of MI at cohort baseline, 686 developed MI by end of follow-up in 2013. At the cohort baseline (1993 or 1999), 10.4% nurses were exposed to wind turbine noise (≥1 turbine within a 6000-m radius of the residence) and 13.3% in 2013. Mean baseline residential noise levels among exposed nurses were 26.3 dB, higher in those who developed MI (26.6 dB) than among those who didn't develop MI (26.3 dB). We found no association between wind turbine noise and MI incidence: adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing nurses with 11-years mean residential noise levels of <21.5 dB, 21.5-25.4 dB, 25.4-29.9 dB, and >29.9 dB, to non-exposed nurses were 0.89 (0.64-1.25), 1.20 (0.82-1.77), 1.38 (0.95-2.01), and 0.88 (0.53-1.28), respectively. Corresponding HR (95% CI) for the linear association between 11-year mean levels of wind turbine noise (per 10 dB increase) with MI incidence was 0.99 (0.77-1.28). Similar associations were observed when considering the 5- and 1-year running means, and with no evidence of dose-response. CONCLUSIONS The results of this comprehensive cohort study lend little support to a causal association between outdoor long-term wind-turbine noise exposure and MI. However, there were only few cases in the highest exposure groups and our findings need reproduction.
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- Elvira V Bräuner
- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Juliane Marie Center, Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diakonissestiftelsen, Frederiksberg, Denmark; The Parker Institute, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Centre for Epidemiological Research, Nykøbing F Hospital, Denmark.
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Most prospective observational studies suggest that weight loss increases the risk of premature death among obese individuals. This is surprising because clinical studies show that weight loss generally leads to overall improvements in cardiovascular risk factors. It is sometimes argued that the increased mortality observed with weight loss must depend on confounding or poor study designs. This review was conducted to summarize results from studies on intentional weight loss and mortality among healthy individuals, while carefully considering the designs and problems in these studies. Evaluation criteria with a rating scale were developed. Of the studies evaluated, two found decreased mortality with intentional weight loss, three found increased mortality, and four found no significant associations between intentional weight loss and total mortality. Thus, it is still not possible for health authorities to make secure recommendations on intentional weight loss. More studies designed to specifically address this issue are warranted.
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- Mette K Simonsen
- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Center for Health and Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Simonsen MK, Hundrup YA, Grønbaek M, Heitmann BL. A prospective study of the association between weight changes and self-rated health. BMC Womens Health 2008; 8:13. [PMID: 18691402 PMCID: PMC2532681 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-8-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2007] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Background Obesity and self-rated health (SRH) are strong predictors of morbidity and mortality but their interrelation is sparsely studied. The aim of this study was to analyse the association between weight changes and changes in SRH among women. We also examined if poor SRH at baseline was associated with later weight gain. Methods The Danish Nurse Cohort Study is a prospective population study (1993–1999) and comprises 13,684 female nurses aged 44 to 69 years. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between weight changes and changes in SRH. Results Women who gained weight during the study period had higher odds of reporting poorer self-rated health (Odds Ratio (OR): 1.18, 95% CI: 1.04–1.35). Weight loss among overweight women, did not result in an increase in self-rated health ratings, in fully adjusted analyses (0.96 (95% CI: 0.76–1.23). Poor self-rated health combined with normal weight at first examination was associated with higher odds of later weight gain (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.10–1.51). Conclusion Weight changes may result in lower SRH. Further, poor self-rated health at baseline seems to predict an increase in weight, among women without any longstanding chronic diseases. Future obesity prevention may focus on normal weight individuals with poor SRH.
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- Mette K Simonsen
- Research Unit for Dietary Studies, Institute of Preventive Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Hansen TVO, Simonsen MK, Nielsen FC, Hundrup YA. Collection of blood, saliva, and buccal cell samples in a pilot study on the Danish nurse cohort: comparison of the response rate and quality of genomic DNA. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16:2072-6. [PMID: 17932355 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, we compared the response rates of blood, saliva, and buccal cell samples in a pilot study on the Danish nurse cohort and examined the quantity and quality of the purified genomic DNA. Our data show that only 31% of the requested participants delivered a blood sample, whereas 72%, 80%, and 76% delivered a saliva sample, buccal cell sample via mouth swabs, or buccal cell sample on FTA card, respectively. Analysis of purified genomic DNA by NanoDrop and agarose gel electrophoresis revealed that blood and saliva samples resulted in DNA with the best quality, whereas the DNA quality from buccal cells was low. Genotype and PCR analysis showed that DNA from 100% of the blood samples and 72% to 84% of the saliva samples could be genotyped or amplified, whereas none of the DNA from FTA cards and only 23% of the DNA from mouth swabs could be amplified and none of the DNA from swabs and 94% of the DNA from FTA cards could be genotyped. Our study shows that the response rate of self-collection saliva samples and buccal cell samples were much higher than the response rate of blood samples in our group of Danish nurses. However, only the quality of genomic DNA from saliva samples was comparable with blood samples as accessed by purity, genotyping, and PCR amplification. We conclude that the use of saliva samples is a good alternative to blood samples to obtain genomic DNA of high quality and it will increase the response rate considerably in epidemiologic studies.
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- Thomas V O Hansen
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry 4111, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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