title: Long-term self-reported exposure to occupational noise is associated with BMI-defined obesity in the US general population.
abstract: Evidence is emerging about the risk of obesity associated with traffic noise. The present study aimed to explore the association between self-reported occupational noise exposure and body mass index (BMI)-defined obesity in the US general population.
  
  
  
  This study is based on the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Information regarding self-reported occupational lifetime noise exposure was linked to self-reported BMI, adjusting for other covariates.
  
  
  
  The multivariate models yielded OR = 1.46 (95% CI: 1.27, 1.68) for obesity, and 0.97 kg/m2(95% CI: 0.57, 1.36) higher BMI among participants exposed to high level of noise for ≥15 years, in comparison to never exposed participants. Moderation analysis revealed that among those less than 55 years of age noise had significantly stronger adverse effect. Those without cancer and diabetes also experienced stronger adverse effect.
  
  
  
  Self-reported exposure to occupational noise was associated with increased odds of obesity and continuously measured BMI. Am. J. Ind. Med. 59:1009-1019, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Public Health, Department of Hygiene and Ecomedicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. angelleloti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Angel Mario
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dzhambov
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Donka Dimitrova
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009624:Noise, Transportation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D057566:Self Report; D013995:Time; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: BMI; noise exposure; obesity; occupational noise; overweight