[An epidemiologic study for relation between the snore and cerebral infarction].

OBJECTIVE

To explore the relation between cerebral infarction and simple, apneic snore.

METHODS

A case control comparative study with the exception of influencing factors such as ages, sex, obesity and so on in 60 patients with cerebral infarction and 60 control subjects.

RESULTS

The probability of cerebral infarction is a little high in all snorer compared with the no snorer. The Odds ratio is 1.709 (95% confidence limits 0.798-3.705). The probability persist high in apneic snore compared with other kind of snore. The Odds ratio is 3.571 (95% CL 1.295-9.849, P < 0.05). The Odds ratio of cerebral infarction is highest in apneic snore compared with normal subjects (Odd ratio = 4.107, 95% CL 1.407-11.99, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

Cerebral infarction is not obviously related with common snore. It is related significantly with the apneic snore. It indicated that snore is a possible cause of cerebral infarction. The possibility suffering from cerebral infarction is more in people especially in apneic snorer than no snorer.