Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala
Body mass index and age are related to habitual snoring in women
Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, June 14th, 2006
According to investigators in Sweden, "Habitual snoring may be regarded as an indicator of sleep-disordered breathing, and the health consequences of sleep-disordered breathing are well-known. The aim of this study was to analyze the risk factors associated with habitual snoring in a large sample of women, with special emphasis on the determinants of snoring in women with different body, mass index (BMI) levels."
"A cross-sectional, epidemiologic, population-based study was performed by using a postal questionnaire that was sent to a randomly selected sample of 6,817 women {{>=}}20...
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