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Table 4 Associations between 1-year mean road traffic noise level (continuous and categorical) and all incident stroke

From: Long-term exposure to road traffic noise and stroke incidence: a Danish Nurse Cohort study

Stroke sub-type

Noise variable

N

Model type

Crude

Fully-adj.

Fully-adj. + PM2.5

Fully-adj. + PM10

Fully-adj. + NO2

Fully-adj. + NOx

All

Lden, continuousa

1237

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

1.06 (0.98–1.14)

1.01 (0.93–1.09)

1.03 (0.95–1.11)

1.00 (0.91–1.09)

1.01 (0.92–1.10)

Lden, cat: < 48 dB

249

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

Lden, cat: 48–58 dB

639

1.10 (0.95–1.27)

1.12 (0.96–1.31)

1.08 (0.92–1.28)

1.11 (0.94–1.30)

1.08 (0.91–1.27)

1.10 (0.93–1.29)

Lden, cat: > 58 dB

349

1.13 (0.96–1.32)

1.13 (0.95–1.34)

1.02 (0.85–1.23)

1.07 (0.89–1.28)

0.99 (0.80–1.22)

1.02 (0.84–1.24)

Ischemic

Lden, continuousa

1089

1.06 (0.99–1.14)

1.06 (0.98–1.14)

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

1.03 (0.94–1.12)

0.98 (0.89–1.09)

1.00 (0.92–1.10)

Lden, cat: < 48 dB

217

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

Lden, cat: 48–58 dB

559

1.04 (0.89–1.22)

1.05 (0.89–1.24)

1.02 (0.86–1.21)

1.04 (0.88–1.24)

1.01 (0.85–1.21)

1.03 (0.87–1.23)

Lden, cat: > 58 dB

313

1.10 (0.93–1.31)

1.10 (0.92–1.32)

0.99 (0.81–1.21)

1.05 (0.86–1.27)

0.95 (0.76–1.19)

1.00 (0.81–1.23)

Hemorrhagic

Lden, continuousa

148

1.04 (0.86–1.26)

1.06 (0.87–1.30)

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

1.04 (0.84–1.29)

1.10 (0.84–1.43)

1.03 (0.81–1.30)

Lden, cat: < 48 dB

32

[ref]

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[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

[ref]

Lden, cat: 48–58 dB

80

1.64 (1.04–2.57)

1.82 (1.10–3.02)

1.69 (1.02–2.82)

1.71 (1.03–2.84)

1.72 (1.03–2.87)

1.69 (1.01–2.80)

Lden, cat: > 58 dB

36

1.33 (0.81–2.18)

1.41 (0.81–2.45)

1.31 (0.74–2.34)

1.30 (0.74–2.30)

1.37 (0.73–2.58)

1.22 (0.67–2.23)

  1. Model estimates are hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals [HR (95% CI)]. Crude model: adjusted for age (calendar year / underlying time) and year of cohort entry (inclusion year: 1993/1999); Fully-adjusted model: Crude model + physical activity, marital status, alcohol, smoking, and fruit consumption
  2. Abbreviations: cat Categorical (tertiles), dB Decibel, Fully-adj. Fully-adjusted, Lden Annual mean 24-h road traffic noise levels, ref Categorical reference
  3. a10 dB increments of Lden