Snoring and environmental exposure: results from the Swedish GA2LEN study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Habitual snoring is associated with fatigue, headaches and low work performance. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate if snoring is affected by environmental factors such as home dampness and exposure to air pollution.

Setting

General population sample from four Swedish cities.

Participants

25 848 participants from the Swedish part of the epidemiological Global Asthma and Allergy and European network of excellence study carried out in 2008. The participants completed a postal questionnaire on snoring and, indoor and outdoor environmental exposure as well as potential confounders including smoking, weight, height and educational level.

Results

Of the participants, 4211 (16.3%) were habitual snorers. Habitual snorers reported water damage (8.

SUBMITTER: Silverforsen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8191604 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature