Study type: Epidemiological study (observational study)

Depressive symptomatology in women and residential proximity to high-voltage transmission lines epidem.

By: McMahan S, Ericson J, Meyer J
Published in: Am J Epidemiol 1994; 139 (1): 58-63
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Aim of study (acc. to author)

The association between depressive symptomatology in women and residential proximity power lines was investigated.

Endpoint/type of risk estimation

Type of risk estimation:

Exposure

Assessment

Exposure groups

Group Description
Reference group 1 women living one block away from the power lines
Group 2 women living close to power lines

Population

Study size

Type Value
Total 250
Evaluable 152
Statistical analysis method: (adjustment: )

Results (acc. to author)

Magnetic field levels taken at the front doors of respondents with homes close to power lines averaged much higher than those taken at the front doors of respondents living one block away (group 2: 0.486 µT, CI 0.426-0.547; group 1: 0.068 µT, CI 0.062-0.075). Women living close to power lines were no more likely than those living one block away to report increased depressive symptoms (OR 0.94; CI 0.48-1.85).
The authors conclude that no discernible increase in depressive symptomatology was found in female residents adjacent to overhead transmission lines compared with residents one block away.

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