Kasmaoui Fatima Ezzahra, Benksim Abdelhafid, El Harsi El Mahjoub, Amine Mohamed
Laboratory Biosciences and Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Marrakech, Morocco.
Sleep Sci. 2024 Nov 11;18(2):e175-e181. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1791978. eCollection 2025 Jun.
Snoring is often perceived as a simple social nuisance, whereas it can be a telltale sign of serious respiratory diseases. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of self-reported habitual snoring and to identify its associated factors. This cross-sectional study surveyed 815 individuals about their medical history, anthropometric characteristics, and lifestyle using a questionnaire. The prevalence of self-reported habitual snoring in our sample was 29.2%. Variables independently associated with snoring were advanced age ( = 0.008), asthma ( = 0.003), sleepiness ( < 0.001), hyperthyroidism ( = 0.006), smoking ( < 0.001), diabetes ( = 0.010), and abdominal obesity ( = 0.007). This survey has highlighted the importance of snoring in an Arab-African context, to bring more awareness to this respiratory disorder and to understand that a simple snore can be a silent cry of an organism in need of help.
打鼾通常被视为一种简单的社交困扰，然而它可能是严重呼吸系统疾病的一个明显迹象。本研究旨在确定自我报告的习惯性打鼾的患病率，并识别其相关因素。 这项横断面研究通过问卷调查了815个人的病史、人体测量特征和生活方式。 我们样本中自我报告的习惯性打鼾患病率为29.2%。与打鼾独立相关的变量有高龄（ = 0.008）、哮喘（ = 0.003）、嗜睡（ < 0.001）、甲状腺功能亢进（ = 0.006）、吸烟（ < 0.001）、糖尿病（ = 0.010）和腹部肥胖（ = 0.007）。 这项调查凸显了在阿拉伯 - 非洲背景下打鼾的重要性，以提高对这种呼吸系统疾病的更多认识，并明白一声简单的鼾声可能是机体急需帮助的无声呼喊。
