An observational study reveals that individuals who snore in their 20s may develop sleep apnea later in life, as reported by MedicalResearch.com.
We were surprised to find out that the symptoms of snoring started in the mid twenties and progressed over 2 decades before diagnosis. It was also surprising that the duration of snoring and change in weight were better predictors of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity than the patient characteristics at the time of diagnosis, such as age and BMI. In our study, weight gain per year was the strongest predictor of severity of sleep apnea and it made the BMI at the time of diagnosis insignificant. Surprisingly, we found no association between gender and AHI.
