The relation between cigarette smoking and the quality of sleep and sleep disorders

Aim: In this study, the relationship is investigated between cigarette smoking and sleep quality, and sleep disorders. Material and methods: Voluntary patients and their relatives, admitted to our outpatient clinics of Medical School of SDU, answered the questionnaire consisted of questions about Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Berlin Sleep Apnea Test (BSAT), Fagerstorm Tolerance Test. The demographic proporties, smoking status and also alcohol, tea and coffee usage and the additional diseases were recorded. Results: The volunteers who answered the questionnaire were 98 persons (52M/46W) with mean age33.03±1.17 and with mean BMI 23.93 ± 0.42 kg/m 2 . The mean ages of men and women are statistically significant (p 0.05).The neck circumferences of cigarette smoking persons and ex-smokers are higher than never smokers (p=0.046). The mean PSQI score greater than 5 was found in 26 smokers and in 21 never smokers (p Conclusion: Cigarette smoking affects the quality of sleep adversely and increases the risk of sleep apnea. Also, during smoking cessation, relieving these disturbances should make quitting easier and prevent relapses.