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Major nose-throat abnormalities have been demonstrated in cases with obstructive sleep apnea; evidence of \u2018minor\u2019 abnormalities in community studies is scarce. &lt;i&gt;Objectives:&lt;\/i&gt; The fist objective of our study was to estimate the prevalence of habitual snoring in a sample of middle-aged active males in France. The second objective was to test the hypothesis that \u2018minor\u2019 nose-throat abnormalities could be associated with habitual snoring in a field survey. &lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;\/i&gt; Three hundred thirty-four male employees of a local university volunteered for the study (93.6% of those contacted by mail); 300 returned a sleep questionnaire. The protocol also included anthropometry and a noninvasive nose-throat examination. &lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;\/i&gt; Complete data were obtained in 299 subjects aged 23\u201363 years. When \u2018habitual snorers\u2019 (= 32%) were compared with never-snorers, significant differences were found for all anthropometric variables, except height. In univariate analysis, habitual snoring was associated with a large number of variables, including a large soft palate, a large uvula, and altered nose patency. A logistic regression model retained 8 factors independently associated with snoring: age, neck circumference, tobacco consumption, breathing pauses during sleep, not feeling rested during the day, need for coffee to stay awake, blocked or running nose at night and a large soft palate. &lt;i&gt;Conclusions:&lt;\/i&gt; The prevalence of habitual snoring in this sample of middle-aged French males was 32%. We confirmed the significant association of habitual snoring with age, weight excess, and tobacco smoking, and identified two further factors: blocked nose at night and a large soft palate.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000050528","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2003,4,15]],"date-time":"2003-04-15T12:11:24Z","timestamp":1050408684000},"page":"365-370","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Prevalence of Habitual Snoring in a Sample of French Males"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"68","author":[{"given":"D.","family":"Teculescu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Hannhart","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Cornette","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Montaut-Verient","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J.-M.","family":"Virion","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J.-P.","family":"Michaely","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2001,7,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1183\/09031936.95.08122120"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199304293281704"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.150.3.597"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1183\/09031936.99.14494699"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.137.3.296"}],"container-title":["Respiration"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/50528","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/50528","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,24]],"date-time":"2025-04-24T03:56:02Z","timestamp":1745466962000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/000050528"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2001]]},"references-count":5,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2001,8,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000050528","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0025-7931","1423-0356"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0025-7931","type":"print"},{"value":"1423-0356","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2001]]}}}