Habitual snoring as a risk factor for chronic daily headache

Neurology. 2003 Apr 22;60(8):1366-8. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000055873.71552.51.

Abstract

Frequent headache is associated with a variety of sleep disorders. The authors compared the prevalence of snoring in a group of chronic daily headache (CDH) subjects (n = 206) with a control group of episodic headache subjects (n = 507). Habitual snoring was more common in the CDH subjects than in the control subjects (24 vs 14%; p < 0.05); the difference remained after adjusting for factors related to sleep-disordered breathing (OR = 2.9; p < 0.005). If this association proves causal, sleep-disordered breathing may provide a target for therapeutic interventions for chronic daily headache.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Baltimore / epidemiology
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cohort Studies
  • Comorbidity
  • Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Georgia / epidemiology
  • Headache Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Philadelphia / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Snoring / epidemiology*