Association of residential noise exposure with maternal anxiety and depression in late pregnancy

Guliyeerke Jigeer; Weimin Tao; Qingqing Zhu; Xueyi Xu; Yan Zhao; Haidong Kan; Jing Cai; Zhendong Xu

Environment International (Oct 2022)

Association of residential noise exposure with maternal anxiety and depression in late pregnancy

Guliyeerke Jigeer,
Weimin Tao,
Qingqing Zhu,
Xueyi Xu,
Yan Zhao,
Haidong Kan,
Jing Cai,
Zhendong Xu

Affiliations

Guliyeerke Jigeer: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Weimin Tao: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Qingqing Zhu: The Maternal and Child Healthcare Institute of Songjiang District, Shanghai, China
Xueyi Xu: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Yan Zhao: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Haidong Kan: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Typhoon Institute/CMA, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai 200032, China (H. Kan, J. Cai). Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 201204, China (Z. Xu).
Jing Cai: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Typhoon Institute/CMA, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai 200032, China (H. Kan, J. Cai). Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 201204, China (Z. Xu).
Zhendong Xu: Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China; Corresponding authors at: School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong-An Road, Shanghai 200032, China (H. Kan, J. Cai). Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 201204, China (Z. Xu).

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 168
p. 107473

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Background: Noise is one of the most important environmental risk factors that adversely affects human health. Residential noise exposure has been associated with increased risk of anxiety and depression in the general population. However, limited study has been conducted in pregnant women. Objective: To examine the associations of residential noise exposure with prenatal anxiety and depression. Methods: Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Center for Epidemiological Survey Scale (CES-D) were used to assess the status of prenatal anxiety and depression for 2,018 pregnant women in Shanghai, China. Residential noise exposure was represented by a land use regression model. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to estimate the associations of noise exposure with prenatal anxiety and depression. Results: The prevalence rates of prenatal anxiety and depression were 7.5 % and 8.1 %, respectively. The mean (±standard deviation) residential noise exposure during the whole pregnancy was 60.69 (±3.31) dB (A). Higher residential noise exposure was associated with increased odds of both prenatal anxiety and depression. Compared with low level of noise exposure group (<65 dB(A)), the odds of prenatal anxiety and depression increased 69 % (OR = 1.69, 95 % CI, 1.01–2.82) and 71 % (OR = 1.71, 95 % CI, 1.05–2.80) in higher noise exposure group (≥65 dB(A)), respectively. Stratified analyses showed that the associations were stronger among pregnant women with lower socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Residential noise exposure during pregnancy might be a risk factor for prenatal anxiety and depression.

Published in Environment International

ISSN: 0160-4120 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/environment-international

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