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- Title
INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL NOISE ON INSULIN, BLOOD GLUCOSE, HOMOCYSTEINE, BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE.
- Authors
Arumugam, Vijayakumar; George, Geethu; George, Jyothi Susan; Joseph, Merin; Vasudevasharma, Sreedevi Paramboorillam; Manisenthilkumar K. T.
- Abstract
Background: It has been suggested that noise exposure increases the risk of hypertension. Occupational noise is the dominant source of community noise exposure. Objective: To study the influence of Occupational Noise on Insulin, Blood Glucose, Homocysteine, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Methods: The study group included 100 workers employed in different firms exposed to occupational noise exceeding 80 dB and 50 workers exposed to occupational noise less than 80 dB. The noise levels were measured using standard noise level meter. Selected subjects were screened for the above mentioned parameters. Results: Values of the above said parameters were significantly higher in the groups exposed to noise above 80 dB. For the high noise exposed group all the parameters, except homocysteine were significantly higher than the normal values. Conclusion: The results indicate that industrial occupational noise could be a possible contributing factor for the development of hypertension and diabetes.
- Subjects
NOISE; HYPERTENSION risk factors; INSULIN; BLOOD sugar; HOMOCYSTEINE; DIABETES risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Pharma Research, 2015, p1
- ISSN
0975-3532
- Publication type
Article