《中英對照讀新聞》Children who snore more likely to wet bed：study 研究顯示︰打鼾的兒童尿床機率較高

Children who snore are about four times more likely than those who don’t to wet the bed, a new study from Greece shows.

希臘一項新研究顯示，打鼾的兒童尿床的可能性，約為不打鼾兒童的4倍。

To clarify the relationship between snoring and bedwetting, the researchers evaluated 1,821 children between the ages of 5 to 14 years old, 2.4% of whom had a history of bedwetting. Those who snored more than three times a week, 7.4% of the total, were classified as habitual snorers.

為了釐清打鼾與尿床之間的關係，研究人員評估1821名5至14歲的兒童，其中2.4%曾經尿床。那些1週打鼾超過3次者，佔總數的7.4%，被歸類為習慣性打鼾者。

Among the habitual snorers, the researchers found that 7.4% wet the bed compared with 2% of the children who did not snore, making children who snored 3.5 times more likely to wet the bed.

在習慣性打鼾者中，研究人員發現7.4%會尿床，相較之下，不打鼾兒童有2%，亦即打鼾兒童尿床的可能性是後者3.5倍。

There is evidence that people who snore produce more urine at night, while trying to breathe through obstructed airways may cause abdominal pressure that could also contribute to incontinence, the researchers note.

有證據顯示打鼾的人在夜間製造更多的尿，而經由受阻的呼吸道使力的呼吸，可能會造成腹壓，這也可能造成失禁，研究人員強調。

Based on the findings, pediatricians should ask the parents of their young patients who snore about bedwetting, and vice versa, they conclude.

根據這些發現，兒科醫師應詢問家有年輕打鼾病患的家長們有關尿床的問題，反之亦然，他們總結指出。

新聞辭典

wet the bed：尿床。例句：It is normal for a child to wet the bed even at age 6. （兒童即使在6歲尿床亦屬正常。）

classify：動詞，分類、歸類，常用被動式。例句：A number of astronomers dispute whether Pluto should be classified as a planet.（一些天文學家爭論冥王星是否應被歸類為行星。）

contribute to：貢獻、促成。例句：Air pollution contributes to respiratory diseases.（空氣污染會引起呼吸道疾病。）

vice versa：片語，反之亦然。例句：I don’t like him, and vice versa.（我不喜歡他，他也不喜歡我。）