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Table 3 Odds ratios for medication use in relation to a 10 dB(A)-increase in aircraft noise exposure at night (Lnight) and/or aircraft noise annoyance or noise sensitivity

From: The role of aircraft noise annoyance and noise sensitivity in the association between aircraft noise levels and medication use: results of a pooled-analysis from seven European countries

 

Antihypertensive medication

Antacids

Anxiolytics

Hypnotics

Anxiolytics, hypnotics and sedatives

Antidepressants

Antasthmatics

 

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

M0 model

 Lnight

1.10

(1.01–1.18)

1.02

(0.90–1.16)

1.15

(0.94–1.39)

0.88

(0.71–1.09)

1.03

(0.89–1.20)

0.92

(0.79–1.08)

1.02

(0.88–1.18)

M1 model

Aircraft noise annoyance

 Highly vs not highly annoyed

1.33

(1.14–1.56)

1.20

(0.93–1.55)

1.48

(1.08–2.05)

1.60

(1.07–2.39)

1.56

(1.20–2.03)

1.02

(0.72–1.44)

1.44

(1.07–1.96)

M2 model

Noise sensitivity

 Medium vs low

1.06

(0.90–1.25)

1.03

(0.79–1.35)

1.66

(1.12–2.47)

1.78

(1.09–2.92)

1.70

(1.24–2.35)

1.84

(1.26–2.68)

0.86

(0.63–1.17)

 High vs low

1.30

(1.11–1.52)

1.32

(1.02–1.71)

2.32

(1.59–3.38)

3.37

(2.13–5.33)

2.78

(2.05–3.77)

2.99

(2.10–4.25)

0.85

(0.62–1.16)

M3 model

 Lnight

1.06

(0.98–1.15)

1.00

(0.88–1.13)

0.97

(0.83–1.13)

1.09

(0.88–1.33)

0.82

(0.66–1.02)

0.92

(0.78–1.08)

0.97

(0.83–1.13)

Aircraft noise annoyance

 Highly vs not highly annoyed

1.29

(1.10–1.53)

1.20

(0.92–1.57)

1.43

(1.03–2.00)

1.80

(1.18–2.72)

1.59

(1.21–2.09)

1.05

(0.73–1.51)

1.47

(1.07–2.02)

M4 model

Lnight

1.09

(1.01–1.18)

1.02

(0.90–1.15)

1.02

(0.88–1.19)

1.13

(0.92–1.37)

0.88

(0.71–1.09)

0.92

(0.78–1.08)

1.02

(0.88–1.18)

Noise sensitivity

 Medium vs low

1.06

(0.90–1.25)

1.03

(0.79–1.35)

1.66

(1.12–2.46)

1.78

(1.09–2.92)

1.70

(1.24–2.35)

1.84

(1.26–2.69)

0.86

(0.63–1.18)

 High vs low

1.30

(1.11–1.52)

1.32

(1.02–1.71)

2.31

(1.59–3.37)

3.36

(2.13–5.31)

2.78

(2.05–3.77)

2.97

(2.08–4.22)

0.85

(0.62–1.16)

  1. M0 model = Lnight + confounders; M1 model = aircraft noise annoyance + confounders; M2 model = noise sensitivity + confounders; M3 model = Lnight + aircraft noise annoyance + confounders; M4 model = Lnight + noise sensitivity + confounders
  2. For each model, confounders were gender, age, education, physical activity, BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking habits and country