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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
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Residence near power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases: Longitudinal study of the Swiss population
American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 169, No. 2, Year 2009
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The relation between residential magnetic field exposure from power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative conditions was analyzed among 4.7 million persons of the Swiss National Cohort (linking mortality and census data), covering the period 2000-2005. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze the relation of living in the proximity of 220-380 kV power lines and the risk of death from neurodegenerative diseases, with adjustment for a range of potential confounders. Overall, the adjusted hazard ratio for Alzheimer's disease in persons living within 50 m of a 220-380 kV power line was 1.24 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.80, 1.92) compared with persons who lived at a distance of 600 m or more. There was a dose-response relation with respect to years of residence in the immediate vicinity of power lines and Alzheimer's disease: Persons living at least 5 years within 50 m had an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.51 (95% CI: 0.91, 2.51), increasing to 1.78 (95% CI: 1.07, 2.96) with at least 10 years and to 2.00 (95% CI: 1.21, 3.33) with at least 15 years. The pattern was similar for senile dementia. There was little evidence for an increased risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or multiple sclerosis. © The Author 2008. Published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Huss, Anke
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Spoerri, Adrian
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Egger, Matthias
United Kingdom, Bristol
University of Bristol
Röösli, Martin
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Statistics
Citations: 121
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/aje/kwn297
ISSN:
14766256
Research Areas
Environmental
Mental Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative