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. 2018 Sep-Oct;20(96):199–211. doi: 10.4103/nah.NAH_9_18

Table 10.

Association among behavioral problems, noise, and noise-sensitivity, excluding participants living in their residential area for less than 1 year

Crude Adjusted I Adjusted II Adjusted III




OR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI) P value
Internalizing problem
 Noise sensitivity 1.41 (1.17–1.71) <0.001 1.42 (1.17–1.73) <0.001 1.45 (1.18–1.79) 0.001 1.42 (1.15–1.75) 0.001
 Noise level (Ldn) 1.01 (0.97–1.05) 0.701 1.01 (0.97–1.06) 0.564 1.02 (0.97–1.06) 0.432 1.02 (0.97–1.06) 0.457
Externalizing problem
 Noise sensitivity 1.26 (1.04–1.53) 0.018 1.26 (1.04–1.53) 0.017 1.27 (1.05–1.55) 0.016 1.24 (1.02–1.51) 0.032
 Noise level (Ldn) 1.03 (0.99–1.08) 0.156 1.03 (0.98–1.08) 0.217 1.03 (0.98–1.08) 0.284 1.03 (0.98–1.08) 0.250
Total problem
 Noise sensitivity 1.36 (1.08–1.71) 0.008 1.36 (1.08–1.7) 0.008 1.35 (1.06–1.72) 0.014 1.32 (1.04–1.68) 0.023
 Noise level (Ldn) 1.07 (1.01–1.14) 0.024 1.08 (1.01–1.15) 0.026 1.07 (1–1.14) 0.037 1.07 (1–10.15) 0.037

aOR = adjusted OR, CI = confidence interval, Ldn = day–night equivalent level, NS = noise sensitivity, OR = odds ratio. Sensitivity analysis: participants who had been living at their current house less than 1 year were excluded. Adjusted I: age, sex, income. Adjusted II: premature birth, maternal age at birth, maternal disease during pregnancy (hypertension, preeclampsia), passive smoking. Adjusted III: mental disorders (ADHD, tic disorder, conduct disorder).