Influence of age and gender on sleep bruxism and snoring in non-apneic snoring patients: A polysomnographic study.

Influence of age and gender on sleep bruxism and snoring in non-apneic snoring patients: A polysomnographic study. J Sleep Res. 2020 Sep 01;:e13178 Authors: Smardz J, Wieckiewicz M, Gac P, Poreba R, Wojakowska A, Mazur G, Martynowicz H Abstract The present study aimed to assess the influence of gender and age on snoring and sleep bruxism in non-apneic snoring patients. Adult participants with clinical suspicion of snoring and with no other significant medical history were recruited. Single-night video polysomnography was performed to detect snoring and sleep bruxism. Finally, 137 snoring non-apneic participants were included. Statistical analysis of gender groups showed that the total snore index and snore train were significantly higher in men than in women. Men also presented severe bruxism, with significantly more frequent episodes and higher bruxism episodes index scores. The correlation analysis showed the presence of significant linear relationships in the supine sleep position between age and snore index, snore index in non-rapid eye movement 2 (N2) sleep stage, and snore train. The analysis of groups separated according to the criterion of third age quartile showed that the average, maximum and minimum audio volume in the non-supine sleep position was significantly higher in the older group. The analysis of groups separated according to the criterion of median age showed that the bruxism episode index and bruxism phasic episo...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: J Sleep Res Source Type: research