Exposure to traffic noise and markers of obesity
Occupational and Environmental MedicinePublished 25 May 2015
Andrei Pyko, Charlotta Eriksson, Bente Oftedal, Agneta Hilding, Claes‐Göran Östenson, Norun Hjertager Krog
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It is suggested that traffic noise exposure can increase the risk of central obesity and combined exposure to different sources of traffic noise may convey a particularly high risk.
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Our results suggest that traffic noise exposure can increase the risk of central obesity. Combined exposure to different sources of traffic noise may convey a particularly high risk.
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