Snoring in Normal Young Adults: Prevalence in Sleep Stages and Associated Changes in Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate, and Breathing Pattern
Perez-Padilla J, West P, Kryger M. Snoring in Normal Young Adults: Prevalence in Sleep Stages and Associated Changes in Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate, and Breathing Pattern. Sleep 1987, 10: 249-253. PMID: 3629087, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/10.3.249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateContinuous snoringSleep stagesOxygen saturationPrevalence of snoringSignificant O2 desaturationMean heart rateNormal young adultsMean SaO2O2 desaturationDifferent pathogenesisDifferent sleep stagesNormal subjectsBreathing patternLight snorersBreathing frequencySnoringArrhythmiasYoung adultsPrevalenceStage 3Same sleep stageStage 2Associated ChangesSubjects