McGuire, S. and Müller, U. and Elmenhorst, Eva-Maria and Basner, M. (2016) Inter-individual Differences in the Effects of Aircraft Noise on Sleep Fragmentation. Sleep, 39 (5), pp. 1107-1110. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. doi: 10.5665/sleep.5764. ISSN 0161-8105.
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Study Objectives: Environmental noise exposure disturbs sleep and impairs recuperation, and may contribute to the increased risk for (cardiovascular) disease. Noise policy and regulation are usually based on average responses despite potentially large inter-individual differences in the effects of traffic noise on sleep. In this analysis, we investigated what percentage of the total variance in noise-induced awakening reactions can be explained by stable interindividual differences. Methods: We investigated 69 healthy subjects polysomnographically (mean ± standard deviation 40 ± 13 years, range 18–68 years, 32 male) in this randomized, balanced, double-blind, repeated measures laboratory study. This study included one adaptation night, 9 nights with exposure to 40, 80, or 120 road, rail, and/or air traffic noise events (including one noise-free control night), and one recovery night. Results: Mixed-effects models of variance controlling for reaction probability in noise-free control nights, age, sex, number of noise events, and study night showed that 40.5% of the total variance in awakening probability and 52.0% of the total variance in EEG arousal probability were explained by inter-individual differences. If the data set was restricted to nights (4 exposure nights with 80 noise events per night), 46.7% of the total variance in awakening probability and 57.9% of the total variance in EEG arousal probability were explained by inter-individual differences. The results thus demonstrate that, even in this relatively homogeneous, healthy, adult study population, a considerable amount of the variance observed in noise-induced sleep disturbance can be explained by interindividual differences that cannot be explained by age, gender, or specific study design aspects. Conclusions: It will be important to identify those at higher risk for noise induced sleep disturbance. Furthermore, the custom to base noise policy and legislation on average responses should be re-assessed based on these findings.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/108451/ | |||||||||||||||
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Document Type: | Article | |||||||||||||||
Title: | Inter-individual Differences in the Effects of Aircraft Noise on Sleep Fragmentation | |||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Sleep | |||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | |||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Volume: | 39 | |||||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.5665/sleep.5764 | |||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1107-1110 | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: | The American Academy of Sleep Medicine | |||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0161-8105 | |||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||
Keywords: | noise, sleep, arousal, awakening, health, trait, ICC | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | air traffic management and operations | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Human factors and safety in Aeronautics (old) | |||||||||||||||
Location: | Köln-Porz | |||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Flight Physiology | |||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Sender, Alina | |||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 29 Nov 2016 10:15 | |||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2019 05:06 |
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