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Snoring as a Risk Factor
for Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Snoring is independently associated with elevated risk
of type II diabetes
To
examine the association between snoring and risk of developing
type II diabetes mellitus, the authors analyzed data from
the Nurses' Health Study cohort. This analysis included
69,852 US female nurses aged 40–65 years without
diagnosed diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer
at baseline in 1986. Snoring patterns were ascertained
by questionnaire. During 10 years of follow-up, 1,957
women were diagnosed with type II diabetes. In analyses
adjusted for age and body mass index, snoring was
associated with risk of diabetes (for occasional snoring vs.
non-snoring, relative risk (RR) = 1.48 (95% confidence
interval (CI): 1.29, 1.70); for regular snoring vs.
non-snoring, RR = 2.25 (95% CI: 1.91, 2.66); p
for trend < 0.0001). Further adjustment for other
diabetes risk factors and sleeping-related covariates
only slightly attenuated the risk (for occasional
snoring, RR = 1.41 (95% CI: 1.22, 1.63); for regular snoring,
RR = 2.03 (95% CI: 1.71, 2.40); p for trend <
0.0001).
Analyses
stratified by body mass index, smoking history, or parental
history of diabetes showed a consistent association between
snoring and diabetes within the categories of these
variables.
These
results suggest that snoring is independently associated
with elevated risk of type II diabetes.
American Journal of Epidemiology
Vol. 155, No. 5 : 387-393
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Did you know?
There are over 25 million people in the US with IGT (Source:
Diabetes 2001 Vital Statistics)
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