title: The relation between snoring and smoking, body mass index, age, alcohol consumption and respiratory symptoms.
abstract: Potential risk factors for snoring were studied in a population of 457 middle-aged men. Eversnoring was reported by 60% of the men and snoring with an age of onset before or equal to 20 years by 13%. Eversnoring was significantly related to older age, higher body mass index and smoking habits. Alcohol consumption, estimated by questionnaire and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was unrelated to a history of snoring. Logistic regression showed that snoring was independently associated with age, body mass index and smoking habits. An exposure-effect relationship clearly appeared between tobacco consumption and snoring. After adjustment for smoking habits, none of the upper or lower respiratory symptoms was significantly related to snoring.
authors.affiliation: INSERM Unit 169, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kauffmann
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Annesi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neukirch
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Oryszczyn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alpérovitch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001824:Body Constitution; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase