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. 2017 Aug 3;14(8):873. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14080873

Table 14.

New/Closed Infrastructure (Type C).

Authors Intervention & Study N, Response Rate & Method Exposure Levels Change in Levels and Distribution of Change across Participants Outcome Measure(s) before and after Outcomes Did Outcome Change with Change in Exposure?
Yes/No
(Significance Tested?)
Before/after Outcome Change Compared to That Estimated from an ERF Comments Confounders Adjusted for in Analyses
Nature Design Before After
Breugelmans et al. (2007) [48] Amsterdam
New runway opening
Step-change increase in exposure.
Focused on changes in outcomes
See study details as reported in Table 13 (annoyance)
Calculated Lnight and change in Lnight were the exposure measures
Sleep disturbance 0–10 scale Yes
%Highly Sleep Disturbed does change for increase group
2002 panel survey before-results used to derive ERF for sleep disturbance
Observed %Highly Sleep Disturbed is consistent with that estimated from above ERF
Sleep disturbance response to change as estimated by ERF
Wide range of confounders incorporated into the analysis. See Table 13
Fidell, Silvati, & Haboly (2002) [49] Vancouver
Step change with new runway
Change in aircraft operations
See study details as reported in Table 13 (annoyance) Filter question, then: ‘bothered or annoyed in last year’
If Yes, Has your sleep been disturbed? Y/N
Reported %sleep disturbed each area B & A
Most areas, no change. See next column
Yes
+7 dB area:
B: 16%; A: 43%
(chi2 27.5, p < 0.007)
+3 dB area:
B: 5%; A: 17%
(chi2 8.2, p < 0.007)
n.a. See Table 13