Sex/gender-differences in the health effects of environmental noise exposure on hypertension and ischemic heart disease— A systematic review
| Autor: | Sarah Rompel, Alexandra Schneider, Annette Peters, Ute Kraus, on behalf of the INGER Study Group |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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hypertension Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Cardiovascular health Myocardial Ischemia Disease Sex gender Health care gender sex Humans Medicine environmental noise Environmental noise Operationalization business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health blood pressure Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Health Environmental Noise Gender Hypertension Ischemic Heart Dis-ease Myocardial Infarction Sex cardiovascular health Environmental Exposure ischemic heart disease myocardial infarction Health promotion Blood pressure Female Systematic Review Noise business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18:9856 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 9856, p 9856 (2021) |
| Popis: | Previous studies have demonstrated cardiovascular health effects of environmental noise exposure, partly showing different effect estimates for males and females. This cannot be explained by biological differences between males and females alone. It is assumed that health outcomes and exposure patterns also depend on gender, determined by social, economic, and cultural factors in society. This systematic review evaluated the current state of how sex/gender is integrated in studies on environmental noise associated with hypertension, blood pressure, and ischemic heart diseases. A systematic literature search was conducted in three different databases, identifying thirty studies published between 1 January 2000 and 2 February 2020. Effects varied, with no consistent findings for both males and females. All studies used a binary operationalization of sex/gender, assuming static differences between males and females. The differentiation between biological and social dimensions of sex/gender was not present in any of the studies and the terms “sex” and “gender” were used interchangeably. However, biological and social dimensions of sex/gender were unconsciously taken up in the discussion of the results. Integrating sex/gender-theoretical concepts into future studies offers great potential to increase the validity of research findings, thus making them more useful for prevention efforts, health promotion, and health care. |
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