| Estimating the effect of occupational noise exposure on hearing thresholds: the importance of adjusting for confounding variables. | |
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PMID: 20075736 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether valid estimation of the effect of occupational noise exposure on hearing thresholds requires adjustment for factors other than age, sex, and race, which also influence hearing function. DESIGN: Multivariate regression analyses were performed in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N = 3527). RESULTS: Occupational noise exposure was significantly associated with educational level, leisure time and firearm noise, and smoking. Incomplete adjustment for these factors leads to an overestimation of the effect of occupational noise exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Current methods of estimating the effect of occupational noise exposure (e.g., Annex C of American National Standards Institute S3.44) require better consideration of these confounding factors. |
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Authors:
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Yuri Agrawal; John K Niparko; Robert A Dobie |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ear and hearing Volume: 31 ISSN: 1538-4667 ISO Abbreviation: Ear Hear Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-10 Completed Date: 2010-06-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8005585 Medline TA: Ear Hear Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 234-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. yagrawa1@jhmi.edu |
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Adult Aged Audiometry Auditory Threshold* Female Firearms / statistics & numerical data Health Surveys* Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / epidemiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Noise, Occupational / statistics & numerical data* Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data Questionnaires Regression Analysis Risk Factors Smoking / epidemiology Young Adult |
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