RevolutionaryCoyote t1_jdmx8ri wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:21 PM

Reply to comment by Ftpini in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee

I haven't read the actual research paper, but they claim to have controlled for air pollution and established causation.

Ftpini t1_jdmzn05 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 4:38 PM

It’s still just correlation. Showing causation requires a far more precise study than just looking at where they live and whether they developed hypertension or not.