Modeled and Perceived Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields From Mobile-Phone Base Stations and the Development of Symptoms Over Time in a General Population Cohort.
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Authors
Martens, Astrid LSlottje, Pauline
Timmermans, Danielle R M
Kromhout, Hans
Reedijk, Marije
Vermeulen, Roel C H
Smid, Tjabe
Type
ArticleLanguage
en
Metadata
Show full item recordTitle
Modeled and Perceived Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields From Mobile-Phone Base Stations and the Development of Symptoms Over Time in a General Population Cohort.Published in
Am J Epidemiol 2017; 186(2):210-9Publiekssamenvatting
We assessed associations between modeled and perceived exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from mobile-phone base stations and the development of nonspecific symptoms and sleep disturbances over time. A population-based Dutch cohort study, the Occupational and Environmental Health Cohort Study (AMIGO) (n = 14,829; ages 31-65 years), was established in 2011/2012 (T0), with follow-up of a subgroup (n = 3,992 invited) in 2013 (T1; n = 2,228) and 2014 (T2; n = 1,740). We modeled far-field RF-EMF exposure from mobile-phone base stations at the home addresses of the participants using a 3-dimensional geospatial model (NISMap). Perceived exposure (0 = not at all; 6 = very much), nonspecific symptoms, and sleep disturbances were assessed by questionnaire. We performed cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, including fixed-effects regression. We found small correlations between modeled and perceived exposure in AMIGO participants at baseline (n = 14,309; rSpearman = 0.10). For 222 follow-up participants, modeled exposure increased substantially (>0.030 mW/m2) between T0 and T1. This increase in modeled exposure was associated with an increase in perceived exposure during the same time period. In contrast to modeled RF-EMF exposure from mobile-phone base stations, perceived exposure was associated with higher symptom reporting scores in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, as well as with sleep disturbances in cross-sectional analyses.PMID
28398549ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/aje/kwx041
Scopus Count
Collections
Related articles
- Modeled and perceived RF-EMF, noise and air pollution and symptoms in a population cohort. Is perception key in predicting symptoms?
- Authors: Martens AL, Reedijk M, Smid T, Huss A, Timmermans D, Strak M, Swart W, Lenters V, Kromhout H, Verheij R, Slottje P, Vermeulen RCH
- Issue date: 2018 Oct 15
- Outdoor and indoor sources of residential radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, personal cell phone and cordless phone use, and cognitive function in 5-6 years old children.
- Authors: Guxens M, Vermeulen R, van Eijsden M, Beekhuizen J, Vrijkotte TGM, van Strien RT, Kromhout H, Huss A
- Issue date: 2016 Oct
- Longitudinal associations between risk appraisal of base stations for mobile phones, radio or television and non-specific symptoms.
- Authors: Martens AL, Slottje P, Smid T, Kromhout H, Vermeulen RCH, Timmermans DRM
- Issue date: 2018 Sep
- Validity of at home model predictions as a proxy for personal exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phone base stations.
- Authors: Martens AL, Bolte JF, Beekhuizen J, Kromhout H, Smid T, Vermeulen RC
- Issue date: 2015 Oct
- Environmental Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Exposure at Home, Mobile and Cordless Phone Use, and Sleep Problems in 7-Year-Old Children.
- Authors: Huss A, van Eijsden M, Guxens M, Beekhuizen J, van Strien R, Kromhout H, Vrijkotte T, Vermeulen R
- Issue date: 2015