Snoring and arthritis

Snoring high risk for arthritis

The snorers to double the risk of arthritis
In addition, the researchers also found that people who snore to be diagnosed with sleep apnea also doubled risk having the disease.

Previous studies have demonstrated sleep apnea increases the risk of myocardial infarction, but this is the first time scientists showed that the association between sleep apnea and arthritis.
In the study, experts at Taipei Medical University (China) study 1,411 patients with apnea and 7,000 healthy people.
After 5 years of follow up, the researchers found that snorers and patients with sleep apnea continues to develop chronic arthritis, ankylosing spinal disease or lupus erythematosus system. This is an autoimmune disease - the immune system attacks the cells and tissues of the body, causing inflammation or destroy them.
According to the researchers, the snorers in the study group had a 91% developed the disease in three.
The study was published in the journal Sleep Medicine.