PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F Kauffmann
AU  - I Annesi
AU  - F Neukirch
AU  - MP Oryszczyn
AU  - A Alperovitch
TI  - The relation between snoring and smoking, body mass index, age, alcohol consumption and respiratory symptoms
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.93.02070599
DP  - 1989 Jul 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 599--603
VI  - 2
IP  - 7
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/2/7/599.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/2/7/599.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1989 Jul 01; 2
AB  - Potential risk factors for snoring were studied in a population of 457 middle-aged men. Eversnoring was reported by 60% of the men and snoring with an age of onset before or equal to 20 years by 13%. Eversnoring was significantly related to older age, higher body mass index and smoking habits. Alcohol consumption, estimated by questionnaire and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase was unrelated to a history of snoring. Logistic regression showed that snoring was independently associated with age, body mass index and smoking habits. An exposure-effect relationship clearly appeared between tobacco consumption and snoring. After adjustment for smoking habits, none of the upper or lower respiratory symptoms was significantly related to snoring.