Prevalence of Snoring and Effect on General Health Status of Personnel in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorPichai Puapermpulsirien_US
dc.contributor.authorRonayooth Boonchooen_US
dc.contributor.authorNittaya Yuangdetklaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T09:11:17Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T09:11:17Z
dc.date.created2010-01-13en_US
dc.date.issued2010-01-13en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Prevalence of Snoring and Effect on General Health Status of Personnel in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospital Pichai         Puapermpulsiri    MD* Ronayooth Boonchoo             MD* Nittaya       Yuangdetkla        MD** * Department of Otolaryngology, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital ** Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital Objectives: To study the prevalence of snoring and effect on general health status of personnel in BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Subjects: A total of 390 personnel of BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital were randomly selected in December 2005. Methods: Self-administered questionnaires about snoring and general health status (Thai SF-36) were distributed to the subjects. Main outcome measures: Prevalence of snoring, associated factor and general health status. Results: The response rate was 76.6 %. The prevalence of primary snoring was 36.1%. Concerning about severity, the prevalence of habitual snoring, simple snoring and obstructive sleep apnea were 15.4 %, 20.7 % and 3.7% respectively. Snoring was significantly associated with age, gender, BMI, smoking, alcoholic consumption, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and heart disease. The difference in mean score of general health status between snorers and non-snorers was not significant. Conclusions: The prevalence of primary snoring was 36.1%. The general health status between snorers and non-snorers were not different. Vajira Med J 2007 ; 51 : 195 - 203en_US
dc.identifier.citationVajira Medical Journal; Vol. 51 No. 3 September - December 2007; 195-203en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/133190
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherVajira Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis, Bangkok, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/article/view/695en_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Snoring and Effect on General Health Status of Personnel in Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospitalen_US
dc.typeOriginal Articlesen_US
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