TY - JOUR T1 - The relation between snoring and smoking, body mass index, age, alcohol consumption and respiratory symptoms JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 599 LP - 603 DO - 10.1183/09031936.93.02070599 VL - 2 IS - 7 AU - F Kauffmann AU - I Annesi AU - F Neukirch AU - MP Oryszczyn AU - A Alperovitch Y1 - 1989/07/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/2/7/599.abstract N2 - 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. ER -