Snoring and environmental exposure: results from the Swedish GA2LEN study

ObjectiveHabitual 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.SettingGeneral population sample from four Swedish cities.Part...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMJ open Vol. 11; no. 6; p. e044911
Main Authors: Silverforsen, Daniel, Theorell-Haglöw, Jenny, Ljunggren, Mirjam, Middelveld, Roelinde, Wang, Juan, Franklin, Karl, Norbäck, Dan, Lundbäck, Bo, Forsberg, Bertil, Lindberg, Eva, Janson, Christer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 09.06.2021
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
Series:Original research
Subjects:
Age
Air pollution
apnea-hypopnea index
association
Asthma
Body Mass Index
Cities
Cross-Sectional Studies
daytime sleepiness
Epidemiology
Flooring
General & Internal Medicine
general-population
Humans
hypertension
Insomnia
Investigations
Lungmedicin och allergi
nasal congestion
Neighborhoods
Nitrogen dioxide
Pollutants
prevalence
Public health
Questionnaires
Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
Risk factors
Sleep apnea
sleep medicine
Smoking
Snoring - epidemiology
Sweden - epidemiology
Traffic congestion
Water damage
Sweden
Cities
epidemiology
public health
sleep medicine
ISSN:2044-6055, 2044-6055
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:ObjectiveHabitual 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.SettingGeneral population sample from four Swedish cities.Participants25 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.ResultsOf the participants, 4211 (16.3%) were habitual snorers. Habitual snorers reported water damage (8.3% vs 7.0% p<0.0001), floor dampness (4.6% vs 3.8% % p<0.0001) and visible mould (5.2% vs 3.8% p<0.0001) in their homes more often than non-snorers. Habitual snorers stated being annoyed by air pollution more often than non-snorers with habitual snorers reporting being irritated with the air in their residential area to a higher extent (sometimes 16.2% vs 13.9%, and daily 4.6% vs 3.1%) as well as annoyance from traffic fumes (somewhat 19% vs 18.5% and very 5% vs 3.6%) (p<0.0001). These results remained significant after adjustment for age, body mass index, smoking history and educational level.ConclusionSnoring is more prevalent in subjects reporting home dampness and air pollution. These association should be confirmed in further research using objective measurements and a longitudinal approach.
Bibliography:Original research
ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
content type line 23
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044911