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. 2019 Nov 12;19:1508. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7893-8

Table 2.

Prevalence of bothering health symptoms within the past two weeks by noise annoyance from neighbours within the past two weeks (among individuals living in multi-storey housing in 2017). Percentages

Annoyed by noise from neighbours
Yes, very annoyed Yes, slightly annoyed No P-value
Pain or discomfort in the shoulder or neck Yes, very bothered 24.1 16.7 13.8 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 38.4 41.6 34.4
No 37.5 41.7 51.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Pain or discomfort in the arms, hands, legs, knees, hips or joints Yes, very bothered 24.4 15.4 15.1 0.0194
Yes, slightly bothered 32.1 36.9 35.0
No 43.5 47.7 49.9
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Pain or discomfort in the back or lower back Yes, very bothered 25.6 15.6 14.5 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 37.3 40.6 34.1
No 37.1 43.8 51.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Fatigue Yes, very bothered 33.0 20.4 13.9 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 45.5 53.7 45.3
No 21.5 25.9 40.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Headache Yes, very bothered 15.5 8.9 7.0 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 35.0 37.0 26.4
No 49.5 54.1 66.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Sleeping problems or insomnia Yes, very bothered 24.5 15.5 10.9 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 39.3 36.6 27.2
No 36.2 47.9 61.9
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Melancholy, depression or unhappiness Yes, very bothered 16.4 9.7 7.2 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 34.7 31.1 24.6
No 48.9 59.2 68.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Anxiety, nervousness, restlessness or apprehension Yes, very bothered 16.4 10.1 6.9 < 0.0001
Yes, slightly bothered 37.7 31.7 23.3
No 45.9 58.2 69.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0