title: [Snoring: an epidemiological study on 1146 adult subjects].
abstract: An epidemiological survey of the prevalence of snoring was performed on 1146 adults consecutively observed in the offices of several practitioners. A reliable, previously assessed snoring questionnaire was given to all patients. Snoring was found as a common sign as 31% of the subjects referred to this symptom. However, the prevalence of every-night snoring was 13.5-17.7%. Snoring was an age-related phenomena: its prevalence raised with age. Males more frequently proved to be heavy snorers although no great difference was found between sexes in the later decades of life.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Otorinolaringoiatrica dell'Ospedale S. Caterina Novella di Galatina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Benedetto
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leante
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vitale
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012913:Snoring / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Il russamento: indagine epidemiologica su 1146 soggetti di età adulta.