Journal article
Associations between Aircraft Noise Exposure and Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Quality in the United States-Based Prospective Nurses' Health Study Cohort
Environmental health perspectives, Vol.131(4), pp.47010-47010
04/01/2023
PMID: 37058435
Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Abstract
Sleep disruption is linked with chronic disease, and aircraft noise can disrupt sleep. However, there are few investigations of aircraft noise and sleep in large cohorts. We examined associations between aircraft noise and self-reported sleep duration and quality in the Nurses' Health Study, a large prospective cohort. Aircraft nighttime equivalent sound levels (Lnight) and day-night average sound levels (DNL) were modeled around 90 U.S. airports from 1995 to 2015 in 5-y intervals using the Aviation Environmental Design Tool and linked to geocoded participant residential addresses. Lnight exposure was dichotomized at the lowest modeled level of 45 A-weighted decibels [dB(A)] and at multiple cut points for DNL. Multiple categories of both metrics were compared with dB(A). Self-reported short sleep duration ( h/24-h day) was ascertained in 2000, 2002, 2008, 2012, and 2014, and poor sleep quality (frequent trouble falling/staying asleep) was ascertained in 2000. We analyzed repeated sleep duration measures using generalized estimating equations and sleep quality by conditional logistic regression. We adjusted for participant-level demographics, behaviors, comorbidities, and environmental exposures (greenness and light at night) and examined effect modification. In 35,226 female nurses averaging 66.1 years of age at baseline, prevalence of short sleep duration and poor sleep quality were 29.6% and 13.1%, respectively. In multivariable models, exposure to Lnight dB(A) was associated with 23% [95% confidence interval (CI): 7%, 40%] greater odds of short sleep duration but was not associated with poor sleep quality (9% lower odds; 95% CI: , 19%). Increasing categories of Lnight and DNL dB(A) suggested an exposure-response relationship for short sleep duration. We observed higher magnitude associations among participants living in the West, near major cargo airports, and near water-adjacent airports and among those reporting no hearing loss. Aircraft noise was associated with short sleep duration in female nurses, modified by individual and airport characteristics. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP10959.
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- Title
- Associations between Aircraft Noise Exposure and Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Quality in the United States-Based Prospective Nurses' Health Study Cohort
- Creators
- Matthew Bozigar - Boston UniversityTianyi Huang - Brigham and Women's HospitalSusan Redline - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USAJaime E Hart - Brigham and Women's HospitalStephanie T Grady - Boston UniversityDaniel D Nguyen - Boston UniversityPeter James - Harvard Pilgrim Health CareBradley Nicholas - Volpe National Transportation Systems CenterJonathan I Levy - Boston UniversityFrancine Laden - Brigham and Women's HospitalJunenette L Peters - Boston University
- Publication Details
- Environmental health perspectives, Vol.131(4), pp.47010-47010
- Academic Unit
- Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT); Noise
- Grants
- 13-C-AJFE-BU-016, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
- Grant note
- U01 HL145386 / NHLBI NIH HHS R01 ES025791 / NIEHS NIH HHS R01 HL034594 / NHLBI NIH HHS U01 CA176726 / NCI NIH HHS T32 ES014562 / NIEHS NIH HHS R01 HL035464 / NHLBI NIH HHS P30 ES000002 / NIEHS NIH HHS UM1 CA186107 / NCI NIH HHS
- Identifiers
- 99901007836901842
- Copyright
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- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article