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Snoring in the first year of life
1Department of Paediatrics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. e.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz
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Snoring is common in infants, affecting over a quarter of babies in the past two weeks. Key risk factors include older age, male gender, maternal smoking, and respiratory infections.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Sleep Medicine
- Public Health
Background:
- Snoring in infancy is not well-characterized.
- Understanding its prevalence and associated factors is crucial for infant health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of snoring in infants.
- To identify factors associated with infant snoring.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 1800 infants.
- Data collected via interviewer-administered questionnaires.
Main Results:
- Snoring prevalence was 15.8% in the first 4 weeks and 26.1% in the past 2 weeks.
- Factors associated with snoring included infant age, male gender, maternal smoking, sleep position, respiratory infections, and early snoring.
Conclusions:
- Snoring is a common occurrence in infancy.
- Identified risk factors suggest potential causal links.
- Further research is needed to explore links between infant snoring and current/future health issues.
Aim:
To describe the prevalence of snoring in infancy and the factors associated with snoring.
Methods:
The investigation comprised a cross-sectional study of 1800 infants. Snoring was ascertained by interviewer-administered questionnaire.
Results:
The prevalence of snoring was 15.8% in the first 4 wk of life and 26.1% in the past 2 wk. Snoring in the past 2 wk was associated with increasing age of the infant, male gender, maternal smoking, sleep position, number of respiratory infections and snoring in the first 4 wk of life after adjustment for potential confounders. No associations were found with snoring in the first 4 wk of life.
Conclusion:
Snoring is common in infancy. The identified risk factors for snoring are probably causally related to snoring. Further studies are needed to establish whether snoring in infancy is associated with current or subsequent morbidity.