Table 3.
Road-noise distribution in Hesse and the population-attributable fraction of cardiovascular diseases, ischemic heart disease, and depressive disorders for road-traffic noise.
| LDEN | L24h 1 | N 2 | % | Cardiovascular Diseases RR (Main Analysis) 3 | Ischemic Heart Disease RR (Sens1a) 4 | Stroke RR (Sens1b) 5 | Depressive Disorders RR (Main Analysis) 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤43.3 | ≤40 | 1,262,833 | 20.8% | 1.00 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 |
| >43.3 to 48.3 | >40 to 45 | 1,392,745 | 22.9% | 1.01 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.01 |
| >48.3 to 53.3 | >45 to 50 | 1,224,661 | 20.2% | 1.02 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.03 |
| >53.3 to 58.3 | >50 to 55 | 789,863 | 13.0% | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.05 |
| >58.3 to 63.3 | >55 to 60 | 537,212 | 8.8% | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.11 | 1.07 |
| >63.3 to 68.3 | >60 to 65 | 550,616 | 9.1% | 1.05 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.09 |
| >68.3 to 73.3 | >65 to 70 | 229,583 | 3.8% | 1.07 | 1.15 | 1.26 | 1.12 |
| >73.3 | >70 | 90,135 | 1.5% | 1.08 | 1.19 | 1.35 | 1.14 |
| PAF = 2.1% | PAF = 2.5% | PAF = 4.4% | PAF = 3.5% |
1 L24h derived by subtracting 3.3 dB(A) from LDEN [50]; 2 population included in the 2017 “PLUS-Mapping” of Hesse; 3 risks shown for the middle of the categories starting from L24h values of 40 dB(A) using the dose-response relationship for cardiovascular diseases: 1.024 per 10dB (A) [41]. The analysis used finer 0.1-dB(A) categories for calculating PAF; 4 risks shown for the middle of the categories starting from LDEN values of 53 dB(A) using the dose-response relationship for ischemic heart disease: 1.08 per 10 dB(A) [3,30]. The analysis used finer 0.1-dB(A) categories for calculating PAF; 5 risks shown for the middle of the categories starting from LDEN values of 53 dB(A) using the dose-response relationship for stroke: 1.14 per 10 dB(A) [3,30]. The analysis used finer 0.1-dB(A) categories for calculating PAF; 6 risks shown for the middle of the categories starting from L24h values of 40 dB(A) using the dose-response relationship for depressive disorders: 1.041 per 10 dB(A) [32]. The analysis used finer 0.1-dB(A) categories for calculating PAF.