Snoring is associated with a 50% increased risk of hypertension independent of body weight

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Habitual snoring is associated with a 50 percent greater risk of developing hypertension during the next two years according to a new study from researchers at Korea University in Seoul, Korea. Habitual Snoring

Habitual snoring: 4 days per week or more

Habitual snoring was defined as those who snored 4 days per week or more.

 

After adjusting for BMI

True even after adjusting for BMI, etc

This relationship held true even after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, blood pressure at the start of the study and body mass index.

 

Conclusion

Conclusion: Habitual snoring increases risk of hypertension

“[O]ur results support the contention that habitual snoring is an important predisposing factor in future hypertension, even for nonobese adults,” the researchers concluded.

REFERENCE

Kim J, Yi H, Shin KR, Kim J, Jung KH, Shin C. Snoring as an independent risk factor for hypertension in the nonobese population: The Korean health and genome study. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Aug, 20(8):819-24.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Institute of Human Genomic Study
College of Medicine
Korea University
Seoul, Korea

Department of Nursing Science
College of Health Sciences
Ewha Woman’s University
Seoul, Korea

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