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Exposure to Night-Time Traffic Noise, Melatonin-Regulating Gene Variants and Change in Glycemia in Adults.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 1 Dec 2017
Eze Ikenna C, Imboden Medea, Foraster Maria, Schaffner Emmanuel, Kumar Ashish, Vienneau Danielle, Héritier Harris, Rudzik Franziska, Thiesse Laurie, Pieren Reto, von Eckardstein Arnold, Schindler Christian, Brink Mark, Wunderli Jean-Marc, Cajochen Christian, Röösli Martin, Probst-Hensch Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Traffic noise has been linked to diabetes, with limited understanding of its mechanisms. We hypothesize that night-time road traffic noise (RTN) may impair glucose homeostasis through circadian rhythm disturbances. We prospectively investigated the relationship between residential night-time RTN and subsequent eight-year change in glycosylated hemoglobin (ΔHbA1c) in 3350 participants of the Swiss Cohort Study on...
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