title: A survey of habitual snoring in centenarians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To ascertain whether centenarians in the surveyed group would be nonhabitual snorers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of centenarians residing in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 103 centenarians (21 men and 82 women).
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaire on sleep habits, breathing, and snoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen centenarians (18.4%; 5 men and 14 women) were habitual snorers and two (1.9%) were suspected of having sleep apnea syndrome because of the presence of heavy snoring and nocturnal respiratory arrest.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most centenarian subjects were nonsnorers and without breathing pauses during sleep; their snoring rates were no different from those of younger aged older adults in the same population.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiomi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guilleminault
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kayukawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wakida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012913:Snoring / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires