Difference between revisions of "Cardiovascular diseases in Europe"
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| + | Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been associated with noise as well as with air pollution. Cardiovascular morbidity can include a variety of related endpoints including hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction etc. | ||
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| − | * | + | * Van Kempen et al (2005), Selection and evaluation of exposure-effectrelationships for health impact assessment in the field of noise and health |
| + | * Van Kempen et al (2002) The association between noise exposure and blood pressure and ischemic heart disease: a meta-analysis | ||
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| − | + | A relative risk of noise exposure per 5 dB(A)and the prevalence of hypertension of 1.26 (95% CI 1.14-1.39) was chosen | |
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Scope
Cardiovascular morbidity/mortality describes
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Description
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been associated with noise as well as with air pollution. Cardiovascular morbidity can include a variety of related endpoints including hypertension, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction etc.
References
- Van Kempen et al (2005), Selection and evaluation of exposure-effectrelationships for health impact assessment in the field of noise and health
- Van Kempen et al (2002) The association between noise exposure and blood pressure and ischemic heart disease: a meta-analysis
Definition
Causality
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A relative risk of noise exposure per 5 dB(A)and the prevalence of hypertension of 1.26 (95% CI 1.14-1.39) was chosen
