title: Observational study of hypertension and snoring in Northeastern Italy (Limana Hypertension Study).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate through an observational study on volunteers some important cardiovascular disease risk factors such as hypertension and snoring in a population from Limana, a town of a subalpine zone of northeastern Italy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Limana residents were informed by post and at a public meeting and then attended an outpatient clinic set up by the town of Limana for clinical history, measurement of blood pressure, weight and height.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of 202 subjects (94 men and 108 women), 92.6% of whom were residents of Limana, having a mean age of 59.7 years, which was significantly higher than the mean (44.7 years), took part in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 32.3% of study subjects with hypertension had normal blood pressure values while 38.6% of the subjects without hypertension treatment, were hypertensive. We found no significant association between hypertension and smoking and there were significant associations between hypertension and age and hypertension and snoring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the limitations of an observational study based on volunteer participation, nevertheless, our study presents some interesting results: (1) a low number of subjects with hypertension whose blood pressure is well controlled; (2) a significant number of "normal" subjects with high values of blood pressure; (3) no significant relationship between hypertension and smoking; (4) a significant relationship between subjects who snored and were hypertensive.
authors.affiliation: Center of Clinical Research, School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino , Italy and.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sossai
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amenta
authors.forename: Baldovino
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sponga
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Porcellati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012913:Snoring / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Arterial hypertension; dyslipidemia; nocturnal apneas; obesity; smoking; snoring