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Aim: To investigate the prevalence of snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness and other sleep symptoms in a group of professional wrestlers and to identify the risk factors of snoring in these subjects. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 55 professional wrestlers and 44 age matched men. All subjects answered nine questions about their sleep and snoring habits and self-graded on a scale of 0 to 4. The questions were also related to demographic characteristics, Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and general medical history. Results: There were no significant differences in age, smoking and alcohol intake between wrestlers and control subjects. Obesity (p=0.004) was significantly more common and neck circumference (p=0.004) significantly higher in wrestlers than in control subjects. Bed time were significantly early (p=0.006), wake time significantly late (p=0.014), total sleep time significantly higher (p0.05). The prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed apnea, morning headache, restless leg, insomnia, sleep talking, sleep walking and mean ESS were not significantly different in wrestlers when compared to control subjects. Conclusion: There were no significant differences with respect to habitual snoring, daytime sleepiness and ESS between wrestlers and control subjects. However, obesity and large neck circumference were much more common among wrestlers. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of self-reported snoring, and other sleep symtoms and also to investigate snoring risk factors in professional wrestlers in comparison to age matched men. MATERIAL AND METHODSStudy Population This study was performed during a national wrestling tournament. A questionnaire was administered to 55 professional wrestlers and 44 agematched men. Active sportman in control group were excluded from this study. They were asked to complete the questionnaire on a voluntary basis after informed consent form
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Mart 2008 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2008 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1 |