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Snoring associated with carotid atherosclerosis, research suggests
01 Sep 2008
Heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis, which is a leading cause of stroke, according to a study published in the journal Sleep.
Led by staff at the Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research at Westmead Hospital in Australia, the research involved 110 adults.
The participants were aged between 45 and 80 years old and were tested in a sleep laboratory where they were identified as mild, moderate or heavy snorers based on a number of factors including the number of snores per hour, web resource Eurekalert notes.
It was found that the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis - which is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of the arteries as a result of the accumulation of white blood cells - was 20 per cent for those with mild snoring, 32 per cent in those who had moderate snoring and 64 per cent in people with heavy snoring.
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