NEW research from Flinders University sleep experts has found a link between snoring and uncontrolled hypertension.
The study, published in Nature is the largest objective study of more than 12,000 participants globally over a nine-month period to detect snoring and sleep apnoea.
It is the first to use multiple night home-based monitoring technologies over a prolonged period to explore the association between snoring and hypertension.
"For the first time, we can objectively say that there is a significant connection between regular nighttime snoring and high blood pressure," said lead author Dr Bastien Lechat from the College of Medicine and Public Health.
The study found that of all participants in the study, 15% who were primarily overweight middle-aged men, snore for more than 20% of the night on average and that this regular nightly snoring is associated with elevated blood pressure.
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