The effects of occupational noise exposure on glycated hemoglobin and prediabetes
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20230606
- VernacularTitle:职业性噪声对糖化血红蛋白与糖尿病前期影响
- Author:
Xiayun DAI
1
;
Wenjun YIN
;
Jichao LI
;
Ling ZHANG
;
Tian XU
;
Xiaoli SHEN
;
Qunyan LI
;
Shenglan ZHOU
;
Guilin YI
;
Zhiwei PAN
;
Zhenlong CHEN
Author Information
1. Wuhan Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Occupational noise;
Glycated hemoglobin;
Prediabetes;
Influencing factors
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2023;50(3):274-278
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between occupational noise exposure and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, as well as prediabetes diagnosed by HbA1c. Methods A total of 1 181 workers from a cigarette factory were selected as the research subjects using a judgment sampling method. Workers were divided into control, low-level noise exposure and high-level noise exposure groups, consisting of 236, 359, and 586 individuals, respectively. The blood sample was collected for HbA1c test and occupation noise exposure intensity in workplace was detected by an area-sampling method. Results There were no statistical significant differences in HbA1c levels and prediabetes prevalence among the three groups of workers (all P>0.05). After adjusting for potential confounding factors such as years of service, gender, smoking, pack-years of smoking, alcohol consumption, and body mass index, multiple linear regression analysis showed that the high-level noise exposure group had higher HbA1c level than the control group (P<0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis results showed that the high-level noise exposure group had higher risk of prediabetes compared with the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Occupational noise exposure could be a risk factor for the increased HbA1c levels and prediabetes incidence among the occupational population. More attention should be paid to the effects of occupational noise exposure on the HbA1c level in occupational health surveillance.
