Road traffic noise and incident diabetes mellitus after 5 years of follow-up – Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

Background/Aim: Road traffic noise affects the health of a large number of people in urbanized areas and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Recent studies suggested a possible link between exposure to noise and metabolic outcomes. However, most studies lack information for modeling indoor noise. This study investigated the effect of outdoor and indoor residential road traffic noise on incident diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: We used data from 2, 748 participants 45 – 75 years of age in the prospective Heinz Nixdorf Recall study who were non-diabetic at baseline (2000 – 2003) and completed follow-up…