A pilot study on the human body vibration induced by low frequency noise. 1999

Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan.

To understand the basic characteristics of the human body vibration induced by low frequency noise and to use it to evaluate the effects on health, we designed a measuring method with a miniature accelerometer and carried out preliminary measurements. Vibration was measured on the chest and abdomen of 6 male subjects who were exposed to pure tones in the frequency range of 20 to 50 Hz, where the method we designed was proved to be sensitive enough to detect vibration on the body surface. The level and rate of increase with frequency of the vibration turned out to be higher on the chest than on the abdomen. This difference was considered to be due to the mechanical structure of the human body. It also turned out that the measured noise-induced vibration negatively correlated with the subject's BMI (Body Mass Index), which suggested that the health effects of low frequency noise depended not only on the mechanical structure but also on the physical constitution of the human body.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009622 Noise Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds. Noise Pollution,Noises,Pollution, Noise
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001696 Biomechanical Phenomena The properties, processes, and behavior of biological systems under the action of mechanical forces. Biomechanics,Kinematics,Biomechanic Phenomena,Mechanobiological Phenomena,Biomechanic,Biomechanic Phenomenas,Phenomena, Biomechanic,Phenomena, Biomechanical,Phenomena, Mechanobiological,Phenomenas, Biomechanic
D013909 Thorax The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Chest,Thoraces,Chests,Thorace
D014732 Vibration A continuing periodic change in displacement with respect to a fixed reference. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Vibrations
D015992 Body Mass Index An indicator of body density as determined by the relationship of BODY WEIGHT to BODY HEIGHT. BMI Quetelet Index,Quetelet's Index,Index, Body Mass,Index, Quetelet,Quetelets Index

Related Publications

Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
January 1967, Sotilaslaaketieteellinen aikakauslehti,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
March 1983, Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevaniia,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
January 2005, The Australian journal of physiotherapy,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
January 2011, Noise & health,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
August 1989, Clinical physiology (Oxford, England),
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
October 1987, Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevaniia,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
August 1974, Kangogaku zasshi,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
October 1990, Gigiena i sanitariia,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
January 2012, Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene,
Y Takahashi, and Y Yonekawa, and K Kanada, and S Maeda
January 1988, European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology,
Copied contents to your clipboard!