Urban road-traffic noise and blood pressure and heart rate in preschool children
Urban road-traffic noise and blood pressure and heart rate in preschool children
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DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2007.08.003
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Ilic, Jelena
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作者:
Belojevic, Goran;Jakovjevic, Branko;Ilic, Jelena
Night time noise exposure has very rarely been used in previous studies on the relationship between community noise and children's blood pressure, although children spend a larger part of their night time sleeping at home than adults. For this reason, we focused on night time noise exposure at children's residences and daytime noise at kindergartens. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of urban road-traffic noise on children's blood pressure and heart rate. A cross-sectional study was performed on 328 preschool children (174 boys and 154 girls) aged 3-7 years, who attended 10 public kindergartens in Belgrade. Equivalent noise levels (Leq) were measured during night in front of children's residences and during day in front of kindergartens. A residence was regarded noisy if Leq exceeded 45 dB (A) during night and quiet if the Leq was :5 45 dB (A). Noisy and quiet kindergartens were those with daily Leq>60 dB (A) and