Sex-specific associations between habitual snoring and cancer prevalence: insights from a US Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the sex-specific association between habitual snoring and overall cancer prevalence and subtypes, and to examine the influence of age, body mass index (BMI), and sleep duration on this association. This study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycles between 2005 and 2020 and included 15 892 participants aged 18 and over. We employed inverse probability of treatment weighting based on propensity scores to adjust for confounders when comparing the prevalence of cancer between habitual snorers and non-habitual snorers for each sex and cancer type. Subgroup analyses were conducted based on sleep duration, age, and BMI categories. The cohort (mean age 48.2 years, 50.4% female, and 30.5% habitual snorers) reported 1385 cancer cases. In men, ha

SUBMITTER: Ding Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329803 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature