Open AccessSnoring is associated with obesity among middle aged Slum–dwelling women in Mysore, India
Author(s) -
Karl Krupp,
Meredith Wilcox,
Arun Srinivas,
Vijaya Srinivas,
Purnima Madhivanan,
Elena Bastida
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_515_19
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , odds ratio , body mass index , slum , excessive daytime sleepiness , confidence interval , demography , insomnia , cross sectional study , gerontology , environmental health , population , sleep disorder , psychiatry , pathology , sociology
Globally, rates of obesity have trebled in the past four decades. India has more than 9.8 million men and 20 million women classified as obese. While poor diet and sedentary lifestyles are major causes, growing evidence suggests other factors like sleep-disordered-breathing may also be contributors.