A recent study published in the journal Nature Digital Medicine revealed a significant association between regular snoring and high blood pressure, especially in overweight middle-aged men. The research, led by experts at Flinders University, used nighttime home monitoring technologies on more than 12,000 participants over nine months, making it the largest objective study on the topic to date.
The results indicated that individuals who snore for more than 20% of the night are more likely to have high blood pressure and uncontrolled hypertension. Regular snoring nearly doubled the risk of uncontrolled hypertension, and this risk increased even further in people who also suffered from sleep apnea.
This finding reinforces the importance of considering snoring as a risk factor for hypertension and highlights the need to include it in the clinical assessment and management of sleep-related problems. The study also suggests that therapeutic interventions targeting snoring may be effective in reducing blood pressure and the risks associated with hypertension.
Reference :Lechat, B., et al. (2024). Regular snoring is associated with uncontrolled hypertension. Nature Digital Medicine
