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. 2018 Aug 31;15(9):1887. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15091887

Table 3.

Odds of being annoyed by vibrations stratified by distance and train type with moderating factors.

Type of Train Distance Crude After Adjustment for Confounders **
OR (95%CI) OR (95%CI)
Passenger <100 6.2 (4.5–8.4) * 1.7 (1.2–2.6) *
100–200 3.9 (2.8–5.2) * 1.6 (1.1–2.4) *
200–300 2.1 (1.5–2.8) * 1.3 (1.0–2.0)
300–400 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 1.0 (0.7–1.6)
400–500 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 1.0 (0.6–1.6)
>700 1
Freight <100 18.2 (13.9–23.7) * 5.3 (3.8–7.4) *
100–200 7.0 (5.4–9.0) * 3.1 (2.2–4–2) *
200–300 3.0 (2.6–4.3) * 2.0 (1.5–2.8) *
300–400 1.9 (1.5–2.6) * 1.5 (1.1–2.1) *
400–500 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 1.1 (0.8–1.7)
>700 1
Fast <100 8.2 (6.0–11.4) * 2.3 (1.5–3.6) *
100–200 4.5 (3.3–6.2) * 1.9 (1.2–2.8) *
200–300 2.2 (1.6–3.2) * 1.4 (0.9–2.2)
300–400 1.6 (1.1–2.3) * 1.3 (0.8–2.0)
400–500 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.9)
>700 1
Diesel <100 16.3 (12.2–21.9) * 5.3 (3.6–7.6) *
100–200 6.3 (4.7–8.4) * 2.9 (2.0–4.1) *
200–300 2.9 (2.1–3.9) * 1.8 (1.2–2.6) *
300–400 1.9 (1.4–2.6) * 1.5 (1.0–2.2)
400–500 1.4 (0.9–2.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.7)
>700 1
Maintenance <100 15.2 (11.1–20.7) * 5.8 (4.0–8.5) *
100–200 5.9 (4.3–8.0) * 3.2 (2.2–4.6) *
200–300 3.1 (2.3–4.3) * 2.1 (1.5–3.1) *
300–400 2.1 (1.5–2.9) * 1.6 (1.1–2.5) *
400–500 1.6 (1.1–2.4) 1.4 (1.0–2.3)
>700 1

* statistically significant; ** adjusting for noise perception, sex, age, worry about health, worry about safety, worry about home, vibration expectation, household income, and years residing at the property.