Sophie Pujol|Jean-Pierre Levain|Hélène Houot|Rémy Petit|Marc Berthillier|Jérôme Defrance|Joseph Lardiès|Cyril Masselot|Frédéric Mauny
Association between Ambient Noise Exposure and School Performance of Children Living in An Urban Area: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study
University of Franche-Comté|French National Centre for Scientific Research|University of Franche-Comté|University of Franche-Comté|French National Centre for Scientific Research|University of Franche-Comté|Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment|University of Franche-Comté|Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies|French National Centre for Scientific Research|University of Burgundy|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon
studies investigating effects external noise childrens school performance concerned pupils schools exposed high levels due aircraft freeway traffic noise however little known consequences chronic ambient noise exposure level commonly encountered residential urban areas study aimed assess relationship school performance 8 9yearoldchildren living urban environment chronic ambient noise exposure home school childrens school performances national standardized assessment test french mathematics compared environmental noise levels childrens exposure ambient noise calculated front bedrooms lden schools laeqday using noise prediction modeling questionnaires distributed families collect potential confounding factors among 746 respondent children 586 included multilevel analyses average laeqday school 515 db sd 45 db range 3858 db outdoor lden home 564 db sd 44 db range 4469 db laeqday school associated impaired mathematics score p 002 impaired french score p 001 10 db gap french mathematics scores average lower 55 points lden home significantly associated impaired french performance considered alone p 103 borderline significant combined homeschool exposure considered p 006 magnitude observed effect school performance may appear modest considered light number people potentially chronically exposed similar environmental noise levels