The Epidemiological Study Of Snoring

Objective:To access the prevalence of snoring and OSAHS in GuangZhou and to analyze their risk factors. At the same time, we aimed to improve the people's knowledge about snoring and OSAHS.Method:Survey was carried out in one campany in Guangzhou from March 2005 to April 2005. 1703 persons aged from 21 to 83 were drawn out by random and cluster sampling. Every one of them was asked to finish a questionnaire about snoring and examined physically. The software SPSS 10.0 statistically analyzes the data. Results:In the company in Guangzhou, the incidence rate of snoring is 24.5%, and the incidence rate of OSAHS is 4.3%.According to the results of multiple logistic regression, the risk factors of snoring are age, gender, body mass index,hypertension, smoking and alcohol, retrognathic mandible, small mandible, narrow nasal cavity, long uvula ,distance of lateral laryngeal walls,large tonsils,narrow nasal cavity, tongue base hypertrophy, neck circumference. And the risk factors of OSAHS are body mass index,smoking, retrognathic mandible, small mandible, narrow nasal cavity and tongue base hypertrophy .Conclusions:1. The incidence rate of snoring in the staff of the South airline is 24.5%, and the incidence rate of OSAHS is 4.3%2.Snoring and OSAHS are multi-factors diseases. Obesity, smoking, abnormal craniofacial structure, narrow nasal cavity, large tonsils and tongue base hypertrophy are main risk factors for both of them. Besides above, age, gender, hypertension, smoking and alcohol, long uvula, short distance of lateral laryngeal walls and large neck circumference are relevant to snoring.3. Snoring and OSAHS are high prevalent in adults.Adults are main group of society . It is necessary to carry out epidemiological survey about snoring and OSAHS,and may promote the recognition of Snoring and OSAHS...