BMI is an independent risk factor for snoring in Chinese women aged over 30 years

Objective The study was designed to analyze body mass index (BMI) as one of risk factors for snoring in Chinese women. Materials and methods Totally, 2,938 women (2,423 available for evaluation of menstrual status) aged over 30 years from a population-based epidemiologic study were enrolled. Results...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sleep & breathing 2009-08, Vol.13 (3), p.289-293
Hauptverfasser:	Li, Qing-Yun, Huang, Shao-Guang, Li, Min, Liu, Jia-Lin, Wan, Huan-Ying
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged Analysis Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Body mass Body Mass Index Catchment Area (Health) China - epidemiology Dentistry Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Internal Medicine Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Menstruation Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Obesity - epidemiology Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics Pneumology/Respiratory System Postmenopause Prevalence Respiration Risk Factors Short Communication Sleep Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology Sleep. Vigilance Snoring - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs Women
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective The study was designed to analyze body mass index (BMI) as one of risk factors for snoring in Chinese women. Materials and methods Totally, 2,938 women (2,423 available for evaluation of menstrual status) aged over 30 years from a population-based epidemiologic study were enrolled. Results and discussions For those with regular menstrual status, BMI was the main risk factor with OR 3.906 (BMI ≥25 kg/m 2 ) and 8.467 (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ), respectively, compared with those of BMI 20–25 kg/m 2 ( p
ISSN:	1520-9512 1522-1709
DOI:	10.1007/s11325-008-0236-0