Korean J Obes.
2011 Sep;20(3):121-128.
The Relationship between Snoring and Metabolic Syndrome in Men
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Family Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea. fmoh@schmc.ac.kr
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Snoring and metabolic syndrome are highly prevalent and associated with cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between snoring and metabolic syndrome among Korean men.
METHODS
Subjects for this cross-sectional study included 2,884 males over age 20 who visited the hospital for a health check-up. Anthropometric evaluations and biochemical studies were conducted. Information on snoring frequency was obtained by standardized interview. Multiple logistic regression analysis examined the risk of metabolic syndrome according to snoring status.
RESULTS
The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and each component of metabolic syndrome (high fasting blood glucose, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high triglyceride, and low HDL-cholesterol) significantly increased with higher snoring frequency (P < 0.05). When compared with the non-snoring group, the age, body mass index, alcohol and smoking adjusted-odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome among those with a snoring status of < or = 3 days per week and those with > or = 4 days per week were 1.18 (95% CI = 0.95~1.46) and 1.63 (95% CI = 1.28~2.07), respectively. The snoring status of > or = 4 days per week increased significantly in proportion to the number of components of metabolic syndrome (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
These findings show that higher snoring frequency is significantly related to the metabolic syndrome. Evaluating one's snoring frequency could be a useful method to predict of the risk of metabolic syndrome and to prevent its complication.
