The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study
Joint Authors
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Increasingly more people live in tall buildings and on higher floor levels.
Factors relating to floor level may protect against or cause cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Only one previous study has investigated the association between floor level and CVD.
Methods.
We studied associations between floor of bedroom and self-reported history of stroke, venous thromboembolism (VTE), and intermittent claudication (IC) among 12.525 inhabitants in Oslo, Norway.
We fitted multivariate logistic regression models and adjusted for sociodemographic variables, socioeconomic status (SES), and health behaviors.
Additionally, we investigated block apartment residents (N=5.374) separately.
Results.
Trend analyses showed that disease prevalence increased by floor level, for all three outcomes.
When we investigated block apartment residents alone, the trends disappeared, but one association remained: higher odds of VTE history on 6th floor or higher, compared to basement and 1st floor (OR: 1.504; 95% CI: 1.007–2.247).
Conclusion.
Floor level is positively associated with CVD, in Oslo.
The best-supported explanation may be residual confounding by building height and SES.
Another explanation, about the impact of atmospheric electricity, is also presented.
The results underline a need to better understand the associations between residence floor level and CVD and multistory housing and CVD.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rohde, Mads K.& Aamodt, Geir. 2016. The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108521
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rohde, Mads K.& Aamodt, Geir. The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108521
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rohde, Mads K.& Aamodt, Geir. The Association between Residence Floor Level and Cardiovascular Disease: The Health and Environment in Oslo Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1108521
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1108521