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The association of snoring and risk of obstructive sleep apnea with poor academic performance among university students.
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- Prevalence of Insomnia, Nightmares and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Health Sciences Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Snoring: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Early detection of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Vietnamese medical students: findings from a cross‑sectional survey.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and snoring in adults in Northern sudan: a matched case-control study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Nasal Blockage and Academic Performance Among Medical College Students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Snoring was related to self-reported daytime sleepiness and tiredness in young adults performing compulsory conscript service.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship between Physical Fitness and Academic Performance in University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prevalence of sleep disorders among medical students and their association with poor academic performance: A cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact on the Academic Performance of Medical Students at a Saudi Arabian University.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
- Sleep Disorders' Prevalence and Impact on Academic Performance among Undergraduate Nursing Students in a Selected University, United Arab Emirates.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
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objectivesSubjects with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have neurocognitive dysfunction. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of symptoms and risk of OSA among university students and the association with academic performance.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Students from faculties of engineering, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry were asked to participate in this study. The Berlin Sleep Questionnaire was used to report symptoms and risk of OSA. Below average cumulative scores were considered poor academic performance.
resultsA total of 777 students (51% female; mean age, 20 years) completed the study questionnaire. According to the study definition, 42 students (5.4%) had high risk for OSA. Snoring was reported by 11% and daytime sleepiness and fatigue by 30%. Compared to female students, male students had more snoring (14.6 vs. 7.6%, p = 0.002) and higher risk for OSA (6.5 vs. 1.6%, p = 0.001). Both self-reported snoring and being at high risk for OSA were associated with poor academic performance (27.9 vs. 11.6% and 23.1 vs. 9.2%, respectively; p < 0.02). After adjusting for confounding factors, the odds ratio of having poor academic performance in students at high risk for OSA was 2.4 (CI 1.11-5.2, p = 0.027).
conclusionsSnoring and OSA were uncommon among university students. However, both were more common among male students and were associated with poor academic performance.
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