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Close proximity to busy roads increases the prevalence and onset of cardiac disease : results from RHINE Tartu
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Pindus, Mihkel (author)
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- Orru, Hans (author)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin,Department of Public Health, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Modig, Lars (author)
- Umeå universitet,Yrkes- och miljömedicin
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- Elsevier BV, 2015
- 2015
- English.
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In: Public Health. - : Elsevier BV. - 0033-3506 .- 1476-5616. ; 129:10, s. 1398-1405
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- OBJECTIVES: To analyze whether living close to a busy road would increase the risk of having cardiac disease and hypertension.STUDY DESIGN: Longitudinal cross-sectional study.METHODS: We used cross-sectional longitudinal questionnaire data from the RHINE study for Tartu in 2000/2001 and 2011/2012. Home addresses of the respondents were geocoded and traffic data obtained from annually conducted traffic counts in Tartu. Relationships between proximity to a busy road and self-reported cardiac disease and hypertension were analyzed with multiple logistic regression.RESULTS: In terms of total traffic (≥10,000 vehicles per day) within a 150-m zone of a busy road, the odds ratio (OR) for prevalence of cardiac disease was significant in 2000/2001 (1.91, 95% CI 1.15-3.16) and 2011/2012 (1.58, 95% CI 1.01-2.47). Prevalence of hypertension was significant only in 2011/2012 (1.61, 95% CI 1.08-2.39). In terms of heavy duty vehicle traffic (≥500 vehicles per day) within a 150-m zone in 2000/2001, the OR was 1.52 (95% CI 1.04-2.24) and 1.49 (95% CI 1.02-2.17) respectively for the prevalence of cardiac disease and hypertension. In 2011/2012 no significant relationship between heavy duty vehicle traffic and cardiac disease or hypertension was found. We also saw a significant relationship between total traffic and the onset of cardiac disease (OR = 2.04, 95% CI 1.07-3.87).CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that living closer than 150 m to a busy road can increase the odds of having cardiac disease and hypertension, which should be taken into account in city planning.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Traffic proximity
- Cardiac disease
- Odds ratio
- Prevalence
- Onset
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