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. 2021 Sep 3;18(17):9337. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179337

Table 1.

Relative risks for PAF calculations and the publication source.

Disease Group and Source of RR ICD-10 Codes Used in the Publications RR per 10 dB(A) Noise Metrics
Incident Cardiovascular Diseases 1 [41] I11, I13.0, I13.2, I21, I50, I61, I63, I64 1.024 (95% CI 1.016–1.033) L24h counterfactual:
≤40 dB(A)
Sensitivity Analysis (Sens1a):
Incident Ischemic Heart Diseases 2 [3,30]
Not reported in the publication 1.08 (95% CI 1.01–1.15) LDEN counterfactual: ≤53 dB(A)
Sensitivity Analysis (Sens1b):
Incident Stroke 2 [3,30]
Not reported in the publication 1.14 (95% CI 1.03–1.25) LDEN counterfactual: ≤53 dB(A)
Incident Depressive Disorders 1 [32] F32, F33, F34.1, F41.2 1.041 (95% CI 1.031–1.050) L24h counterfactual:
≤40 dB(A)

1 Based on the NORAH study on disease risks (main analysis) conducted in Hesse; 2 based on WHO reviews.