Self-Reported Snoring Is Associated with Dyslipidemia, High Total Cholesterol, and High Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Rural Area of China

Naijin Zhang, Yintao Chen, Shuang Chen, Pengyu Jia, Xiaofan Guo, Guozhe Sun and Yingxian Sun
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Naijin Zhang: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Yintao Chen: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Shuang Chen: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Pengyu Jia: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Xiaofan Guo: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Guozhe Sun: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Yingxian Sun: Department of Cardiology, the First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Studies to explore the relationship between self-reported snoring and dyslipidemia, especially high total cholesterol (TC) and high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), in the general population are still lacking. Our study was designed to examine whether self-reported snoring is significantly associated with dyslipidemia and ascertain the effects of different snoring intensities on dyslipidemia. There were 10,139 participants in our study. After adjustment for all confounding factors, self-reported snoring (OR = 1.207; p = 0.003), moderate (OR = 1.229; p = 0.015), strong (OR = 1.222; p = 0.033), and very strong (OR = 1.467; p = 0.012) snoring intensity, but not low (OR = 1.110; p = 0.224) snoring intensity, were significantly associated with dyslipidemia among adults with BMI (body mass index) ? 25 kg/m 2 . In addition, self-reported snoring was significantly associated with high TC (OR = 1.167; p = 0.048) and high LDL-C (OR = 1.228; p = 0.044), rather than low HDL-C (OR = 1.171; p = 0.057) and high triglyceride (TG) (OR = 1.110; p = 0.141). In conclusion, adults with BMI ? 25 kg/m 2 and who experience snoring, especially moderate, strong, and very strong intensity levels of snoring, should be on the alert regarding the possibility of dyslipidemia, especially high LDL-C and high TC.

Keywords: self-reported snoring; dyslipidemia; high TC; high LDL-C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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