A survey of habitual snoring in centenarians.
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.
Shiomi
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Third Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
Guilleminault
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C
Kayukawa
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Y
Wakida
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Y
Okamoto
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Y
Kobayashi
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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