Road Traffic Noise, Obesity, and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study in UK Biobank

Lei Zuo; Xia Chen; Mingliang Liu; Li Chen; Wenbin Xu; Haiyan Chen; Shan Dong; Yuan Wei; Liangming Li; Liangming Li; Shuang Peng; Shuang Peng; Guang Hao; Guang Hao

doi:10.3389/ijph.2022.1605256

International Journal of Public Health (Oct 2022)

Road Traffic Noise, Obesity, and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study in UK Biobank

Lei Zuo,
Xia Chen,
Mingliang Liu,
Li Chen,
Wenbin Xu,
Haiyan Chen,
Shan Dong,
Yuan Wei,
Liangming Li,
Liangming Li,
Shuang Peng,
Shuang Peng,
Guang Hao,
Guang Hao

Affiliations

Lei Zuo: Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Xia Chen: Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Mingliang Liu: Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Li Chen: Department of Medicine, Georgia Prevention Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
Wenbin Xu: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Haiyan Chen: Department of Parasitic Disease and Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China
Shan Dong: Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
Yuan Wei: Key Laboratory of Sports Technique, Tactics and Physical Function of General Administration of Sport of China, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
Liangming Li: Key Laboratory of Sports Technique, Tactics and Physical Function of General Administration of Sport of China, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
Liangming Li: School of Sport and Health Sciences, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
Shuang Peng: Key Laboratory of Sports Technique, Tactics and Physical Function of General Administration of Sport of China, Scientific Research Center, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
Shuang Peng: School of Sport and Health Sciences, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, China
Guang Hao: Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Guang Hao: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Exposure and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605256
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 67

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Objectives: To assess the association of road traffic noise exposure with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) risk, and to explore the potential moderation effect of obesity.Methods: A total of 305,969 participants from the UK Biobank Cohort - an open access cohort of 500,000 participants recruited in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2006 and 2010 - were included in the study. A Cox proportional hazard model was fitted to assess the association between road traffic noise exposure and T2D.Results: A total of 19,303 participants were diagnosed with T2D during the 11.9-year median follow-up period. For every 10 dB increase in road traffic noise, there was a 4% increase in T2D risk (HR = 1.04, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.07). Besides, a significant positive interaction was observed between obesity and road traffic noise (P interaction <0.001) for the risk of T2D. The association of road traffic noise with T2D was stronger in overweight and obese participants (HR = 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01–1.08), but not significant among lean ones (HR = 0.96, 95% CI: 0.86–1.07).Conclusion: Our study observed a longitudinal association of road traffic noise exposure with T2D risk, which was stronger among overweight and obese individuals than the lean ones.

Published in International Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1661-8556 (Print); 1661-8564 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health

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