Elhag Hiba, Hassan Ahmed A, Alharbi Hatim Y, Adam Ishag
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, 11115, Sudan.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Qassim, 52389, Saudi Arabia.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 20;15(1):30483. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16588-z.
The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and snoring is unclear. We aimed to investigate the association between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and snoring in adults in Sudan. A community-based matched case-control (for age and sex) study was conducted in the Wad Hamid district in northern Sudan. The cases (98) comprised adults who snored, and the controls (140) were non-snoring adults. A questionnaire was used to collect the sociodemographic data, and serum 25(OH)D was measured. Multivariate binary regression (conditional) analysis was performed. Compared with the controls, snoring adults had lower 25(OH)D levels (14.0 [10.4‒20.9] vs. 15.6 [11.8‒22.9], P = 0.016) ng/ml. More snoring adults had vitamin D deficiency compared to the controls (74.5% vs. 60.7%, P = 0.026). Serum 25(OH)D levels were inversely associated with snoring in adults (AOR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.93-0.99), vitamin D deficiency increased the odds of snoring (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.07-3.33). Age, sex, education, and body mass index were not associated with snoring. The study revealed a significant positive association between vitamin D deficiency and snoring in adults. This supports the literature, suggesting that adequate vitamin D is needed to prevent snoring and its complications.
血清25-羟维生素D[25(OH)D]浓度与打鼾之间的关联尚不清楚。我们旨在研究苏丹成年人血清25(OH)D浓度与打鼾之间的关联。在苏丹北部的瓦德哈米德地区进行了一项基于社区的(年龄和性别)匹配病例对照研究。病例组(98例)为打鼾的成年人,对照组(140例)为不打鼾的成年人。使用问卷收集社会人口统计学数据,并测量血清25(OH)D。进行了多变量二元回归(条件)分析。与对照组相比,打鼾的成年人25(OH)D水平较低(14.0[10.4-20.9]对15.6[11.8-22.9],P=0.016)ng/ml。与对照组相比,更多打鼾的成年人存在维生素D缺乏(74.5%对60.7%,P=0.026)。成年人血清25(OH)D水平与打鼾呈负相关(比值比[AOR]=0.96,95%置信区间[CI]=0.93-0.99),维生素D缺乏增加了打鼾的几率(AOR=1.89,95%CI=1.07-3.33)。年龄、性别、教育程度和体重指数与打鼾无关。该研究揭示了成年人维生素D缺乏与打鼾之间存在显著的正相关。这支持了文献观点,表明需要充足的维生素D来预防打鼾及其并发症。