TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and clinical impact of snoring in older community-dwelling adults
AU - on behalf of Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study Group
AU - Wada, Hiroo
AU - Furuya, Shogo
AU - Maruyama, Koutatsu
AU - Ikeda, Ai
AU - Kondo, Katsunori
AU - Tanigawa, Takeshi
AU - Kondo, Katsunori
AU - Ojima, Toshiyuki
AU - Kondo, Naoki
AU - Aida, Jun
AU - Saito, Masashige
AU - Hotta, Yukihisa
AU - Miyagini, Yasuhiro
AU - Nagamine, Yuiko
AU - Fujinami, Yuma
N1 - Funding Information:
The funding sources had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report. This study used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), carried out by the Center for Well‐being and Society, Nihon Fukushi University, as one of their research projects. This study was supported by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant, Comprehensive Research on Aging and Health (H28‐Choju‐Ippan‐002, H26‐Choju‐Ippan‐006, H25‐Choju‐Ippan‐003, H25‐Kenhi‐Wakate‐015, H25‐Irryo‐Shitei‐003 [Fukkou], H24‐Junkanki [Syosyu]‐Ippan‐007), from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare; a Grant‐in‐Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (20319338, 22390400, 23243070, 23590786, 23790710, 24140701, 24390469, 24530698, 24653150, 24683018, 25253052, 25870881, 15H01972) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; and a grant from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (No: 24‐17; Chiyoe Murata, No: 24‐23; Tami Saitom, No: J09KF00804; Yuri Sasaki).
Funding Information:
The funding sources had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation or writing of the report. This study used data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), carried out by the Center for Well-being and Society, Nihon Fukushi University, as one of their research projects. This study was supported by a Health Labor Sciences Research Grant, Comprehensive Research on Aging and Health (H28-Choju-Ippan-002, H26-Choju-Ippan-006, H25-Choju-Ippan-003, H25-Kenhi-Wakate-015, H25-Irryo-Shitei-003 [Fukkou], H24-Junkanki [Syosyu]-Ippan-007), from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare; a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (20319338, 22390400, 23243070, 23590786, 23790710, 24140701, 24390469, 24530698, 24653150, 24683018, 25253052, 25870881, 15H01972) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; and a grant from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (No: 24-17; Chiyoe Murata, No: 24-23; Tami Saitom, No: J09KF00804; Yuri Sasaki).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Japan Geriatrics Society
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Aim: The prevalence and clinical impact of snoring in the independent older adult population is unknown. To address this, we carried out this cross-sectional epidemiological study of community-dwelling independent older adults. Methods: The study data were collected by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study 2013, a postal survey distributed to a large cohort of independent community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥65 years) in 2013, across 30 municipalities of 14 prefectures. We used data for 24 837 participants (13 135 women, mean age 73.5 years, and 11 702 men, mean age 73.3 years). The association of snoring with airway symptoms and history of hypertension, diabetes and heart disease were investigated using Poisson regression models. Results: The prevalence ratio (95% confidence intervals) for wheezing according to snoring frequency in men was 1.87 (1.45–2.43) among those who snored on 1–6 nights a week, and 2.95 (2.15–4.05) among those who snored every night. Similar relationships were observed for women. Expectoration, another airway symptom, was also associated with snoring frequency. Furthermore, snoring frequency was associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Both diabetes and heart disease were associated with snoring frequency in women independent of body mass index, but the association was only observed in men with a normal or lower body mass index. Conclusions: Snoring is a highly prevalent and pathogenic symptom in adults aged ≥65 years. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 1165–1171.
AB - Aim: The prevalence and clinical impact of snoring in the independent older adult population is unknown. To address this, we carried out this cross-sectional epidemiological study of community-dwelling independent older adults. Methods: The study data were collected by the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study 2013, a postal survey distributed to a large cohort of independent community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥65 years) in 2013, across 30 municipalities of 14 prefectures. We used data for 24 837 participants (13 135 women, mean age 73.5 years, and 11 702 men, mean age 73.3 years). The association of snoring with airway symptoms and history of hypertension, diabetes and heart disease were investigated using Poisson regression models. Results: The prevalence ratio (95% confidence intervals) for wheezing according to snoring frequency in men was 1.87 (1.45–2.43) among those who snored on 1–6 nights a week, and 2.95 (2.15–4.05) among those who snored every night. Similar relationships were observed for women. Expectoration, another airway symptom, was also associated with snoring frequency. Furthermore, snoring frequency was associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. Both diabetes and heart disease were associated with snoring frequency in women independent of body mass index, but the association was only observed in men with a normal or lower body mass index. Conclusions: Snoring is a highly prevalent and pathogenic symptom in adults aged ≥65 years. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 1165–1171.
KW - diabetes mellitus
KW - epidemiology
KW - hypertension
KW - snoring
KW - wheezing
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U2 - 10.1111/ggi.13763
DO - 10.1111/ggi.13763
M3 - Article
C2 - 31571362
AN - SCOPUS:85075453721
VL - 19
SP - 1165
EP - 1171
JO - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
JF - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
SN - 1447-0594
IS - 11
ER -