Objective: Reviews have suggested that road noise exposure is associated with high blood
pressure (hypertension). No reliable exposure–response relationship is as yet available. A …

Multiple cross-sectional studies indicated an association between hypertension and road
traffic noise and they were recently synthetized in a WHO systematic evidence review …

Background Results from studies of road traffic noise and hypertension are heterogeneous
with respect to effect size, effects among males and females and with respect to effects …

A meta-analysis of 14 studies (17 individual effect estimates) on the association between
road traffic noise and coronary heart diseases was carried out. A significant pooled estimate …

Objectives: To assess the association between hypertension and traffic noise. Methods: The
prevalence and incidence of hypertension were examined in a Swedish municipality partly …

Background Epidemiological studies suggest that long-term exposure to transport noise
increases the risk for cardiovascular disorders. The effect of transport noise on blood …

Background Environmental traffic noise is a potential cause of hypertension. We aimed to
study the association between hypertension as recorded in health insurance claims data …

Background: There is some evidence for an association between traffic noise and ischemic
heart disease; however, associations with blood pressure have been inconsistent, and little …

Road traffic noise is an important source of noise annoyance in the community. We
performed a meta-analysis to assess whether there is an association between noise …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between road traffic
noise exposure at home and the prevalence of hypertension. Methods: We conducted cross …