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A survey of habitual snoring in centenarians
T Shiomi1, C Guilleminault, Y Kayukawa
1Third Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University, Japan.
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 nonsnorers and without breathing pauses during sleep; their snoring rates were no different from those of younger aged older adults in the same population.