Exposure to traffic noise and air pollution and risk for febrile seizure: a cohort study.

Objectives Exposure to traffic noise and air pollution is suspected to increase susceptibility to viral infections - the main triggering factor for febrile seizures. No studies have examined these two exposures in relation to febrile seizures. We aimed to investigate whether exposure to road traffic noise and air pollution are associated with risk of febrile seizures in childhood.

Gestational diabetes mellitus and exposure to ambient air pollution and road traffic noise: A cohort study.

Background: Road traffic is a main source of air pollution and noise. Both exposures have been associated with type 2 diabetes, but associations with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been studied less.

Objectives: We aimed to examine single and joint associations of exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise on GDM in a prospective cohort.

Exposure to air pollution and noise from road traffic and risk of congenital anomalies in the Danish National Birth Cohort.

Background: Ambient air pollution has been associated with certain congenital anomalies, but few studies rely on assessment of fine-scale variation in air quality and associations with noise from road traffic are unexplored.

Methods: Among 84,218 liveborn singletons (1997-2002) from the Danish National Birth Cohort with complete covariate data and residential address history from conception until birth, we identified major congenital anomalies in 4018 children. Nitrogen dioxide (NO) and noise from road traffic (L) burden during fetal life was modeled.

Impact of Road Traffic Pollution on Pre-eclampsia and Pregnancy-induced Hypertensive Disorders.

Background: Road traffic is a major source of air pollution and noise. Both exposures have been associated with hypertension in adults, but pregnant women have been less studied.

Methods: We examined single and joint effects of ambient air pollution and road traffic noise on pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders among 72,745 singleton pregnancies (1997-2002) from the Danish National Birth Cohort with complete covariate data and residential address history from conception until live born birth.

Associations between maternal exposure to air pollution and traffic noise and newborn's size at birth: A cohort study.

Background: Maternal exposure to air pollution and traffic noise has been suggested to impair fetal growth, but studies have reported inconsistent findings. Objective To investigate associations between residential air pollution and traffic noise during pregnancy and newborn's size at birth.

Methods: From a national birth cohort we identified 75,166 live-born singletons born at term with information on the children's size at birth.

Pregnancy and childhood exposure to residential traffic noise and overweight at 7years of age.

Background: Exposure to road traffic noise has been associated with adiposity and diabetes in adults. The suggested pathways have been through sleep disturbance and stress. Children may be particularly susceptible to noise induced sleep disturbance and stress and the effects hereof.

Exposure to long-term air pollution and road traffic noise in relation to cholesterol: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Exposure to traffic noise and air pollution have both been associated with cardiovascular disease, though the mechanisms behind are not yet clear.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate whether the two exposures were associated with levels of cholesterol in a cross-sectional design.

Methods: In 1993–1997, 39,863 participants aged 50–64 year and living in the Greater Copenhagen area were enrolled in a population-based cohort study.

Residential Exposure to Road and Railway Noise and Risk of Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Few modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer are known. Recently, disruption of the circadian system has been proposed to affect risk, as it entails an inhibited melatonin production, and melatonin has demonstrated beneficial effects on cancer inhibition. This suggests a potential role of traffic noise in prostate cancer.

Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Behavioral Problems in 7-Year-Old Children: A Cohort Study.

Background: Exposure to traffic noise has been associated with adverse effects on neuropsychological outcomes in children, but findings with regard to behavioral problems are inconsistent.

Objective: We investigated whether residential road traffic noise exposure is associated with behavioral problems in 7-year-old children.

Methods: We identified 46,940 children from the Danish National Birth Cohort with complete information on behavioral problems at 7 years of age and complete address history from conception to 7 years of age.

Non-occupational exposure to paint fumes during pregnancy and risk of congenital anomalies: a cohort study.

Background: Occupational exposure to organic solvents during the 1st trimester of pregnancy has been associated with congenital anomalies. Organic solvents are also used in the home environments in paint products, but no study has investigated the effect of such exposure in a general population.

Methods: We studied associations between residential exposure to paint fumes during the 1st trimester of pregnancy and predefined subgroups of congenital anomalies, using data from the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC).