Wali Siraj O, Abaalkhail Bahaa A
Sleep Medicine and Research Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail.
Saudi Med J. 2015 Aug;36(8):920-7. doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.8.11848.
To determine the prevalence of habitual snoring among a sample of middle-aged Saudi adults, and its potential predictors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2013 until June 2013 in randomly selected Saudi Schools in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The enrolled subjects were 2682 school employees (aged 30-60 years, 52.1% females) who were randomly selected and interviewed. The questionnaire used for the interview included: the Wisconsin Sleep Questionnaire to assess for snoring, medical history, and socio-demographic data. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure readings were recorded using standard methods.
Forty percent of the 2682 enrolled subjects were snorers: 23.5% were habitual snorers, 16.6% were moderate snorers, and 59.9%, were non-snorers. A multivariate analysis revealed that independent predictors of snoring were ageing, male gender, daytime sleepiness, hypertension, family history of both snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, water-pipe smoking, and consanguinity.
This study shows that snoring is a common condition among the Saudi population. Previously reported risk factors were reemphasized but consanguinity was identified as a new independent predictive risk factor of snoring. Exploring snoring history should be part of the clinical evaluation.
确定沙特中年成年人样本中习惯性打鼾的患病率及其潜在预测因素。
2013年3月至2013年6月在沙特阿拉伯王国吉达随机选取的沙特学校中进行了一项横断面研究。纳入的受试者为2682名学校员工（年龄30 - 60岁，女性占52.1%），他们是随机选取并接受访谈的。用于访谈的问卷包括：用于评估打鼾情况、病史和社会人口统计学数据的威斯康星睡眠问卷。使用标准方法记录人体测量数据和血压读数。
在2682名纳入的受试者中，40%为打鼾者：23.5%为习惯性打鼾者，16.6%为中度打鼾者，59.9%为非打鼾者。多变量分析显示，打鼾的独立预测因素为年龄增长、男性、日间嗜睡、高血压、打鼾和阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的家族史、抽水烟和近亲结婚。
本研究表明打鼾在沙特人群中是一种常见情况。先前报道的危险因素得到了再次强调，但近亲结婚被确定为打鼾的一个新的独立预测危险因素。探索打鼾病史应成为临床评估的一部分。
