Epidemiological investigation of snoring among the elderly in Yangpu District of Shanghai City / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

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[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo investigate the morbidity rate and the epidemiological characteristics of snoring among the elderly in Yangpu District of Shanghai City.METHODSOne thousand six hundred and thirty persons(≥60 years) were investigated through questionnaires in Yangpu District of Shanghai City by a method of cluster sampling.The prevalence and risk factors of snoring were estimated. The relationship between snoring and the common clinical complications was observed by correlation factor analysis.RESULTS1630 questionnaires were provided, among which 1489 questionnaires(91.35%) were effective for evaluation.Of 1489 subjects, 213(14.3%) subjects had habitual snoring. Multivariate analysis revealed that obesity as a significant risk factor of snoring. The prevalence rate of snoring in the elderly with hypertension and poor quality of sleep was higher than that in the normal elderly.CONCLUSIONThe prevalence of snoring in the elder persons (≥60 years) in Yangpu District of Shanghai City is high. Obesity is a significant risk factor of snoring. The main clinical presentations of snoring in the elderly are atypical by the performance of poor sleep quality and the complication of hypertension.