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A Survey of Habitual Snoring in Centenarians
Author(s) -
Shiomi Tshiaki,
Guilleminault Christian,
Kayukawa Yuhei,
Wakida Yasushi,
Okamoto Yasuyoshi,
Kobayashi Tadashi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00984.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , physical therapy
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether centenarians in the surveyed group would be nonhabitual snorers. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross‐sectional survey of centenarians residing in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 103 centenarians (21 men and 82 women). MEASUREMENTS: Questionnaire on sleep habits, breathing, and snoring. RESULTS: Nineteen centenarians (18.4%; 5 men and 14 women) were habitual snorers and two (1.9%) were suspected of having sleep apnea syndrome because of the presence of heavy snoring and nocturnal respiratory arrest. CONCLUSION: Most centenarian subjects were non‐snorers and without breathing pauses during sleep; their snoring rates were no different from those of younger aged older adults in the same population.