Snoring as a Risk Factor of Fall in the Community Elderly.
- Author:
Juho PARK
1
;
Woo Jung KIM
;
Yoosik YOUM
;
Hyeon Chang KIM
;
Yeong Ran PARK
;
Sang Hui CHU
;
Kee NAMKOONG
;
Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea. woojay00@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Fall;
Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders;
Snoring
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Aging;
Body Mass Index;
Bone Diseases;
Depression;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Logistic Models;
Mortality;
Multivariate Analysis;
Quality of Life;
Risk Factors*;
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders;
Snoring*;
Stroke
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2018;22(1):7-12
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Fall is one of major causes of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. It is known that sleep is associated with quality of life in the elderly. Snoring is one of the factors affecting sleep quality. The aim of the study was to examine whether snoring affect fall in the community elderly. METHODS: This survey was performed as a part of the Korean Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, which studied the elderly living in Ganghwa-gun. Fall was defined as any history of fall in the last year through face-to-face interview. We examined the following variables: age, sex, snoring, insomnia, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, bone disease, vision problems, depression, alcohol intake, mini-mental state examination, and body mass index. The data was analyzed by multiple logistic regression to determine the association of fall with the risk factors. RESULTS: In the multivariate analysis of 516 participants, the adjusted odd ratios (95% confidence interval) of simple snoring affecting fall was 1.70 (1.10–2.63). In addition, sex (female), age, and diabetes were significantly predicted the fall. CONCLUSION: Our result suggested that snoring could be a risk factor of fall. A more comprehensive study of the relationship between snoring and fall is needed to improve the quality of life of the community elderly.
