Pattern and severity of sleep apnea in a Saudi sleep center: The impact of obesity.

Autor: Alshehri KA; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Bashamakh LF; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alshamrani HM; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi IO; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Mahin BA; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi AA; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alqulyti WM; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alshehri HZ; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi MT; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Alhejaili FF; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family & community medicine [J Family Community Med] 2019 May-Aug; Vol. 26 (2), pp. 127-132.
DOI: 10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_16_19
Abstrakt: Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of obesity on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by assessing the relationship between OSA and body mass index (BMI).
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 among patients who had been referred to the sleep center at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) for polysomnography between January 2012 and September 2017. The data were abstracted from the medical records of these patients at KAUH. Initial data analysis included descriptive statistics; Chi-square test, t -test, and one-way ANOVA as appropriate were used to assess the associations between the variables.
Results: The study included 803 patients; the average age of the patients was 45.9 years and 56.5% were male. About 70.4% were obese, 54% of whom were classified as having Class 3 obesity. Approximately, 75% patients had OSA. The prevalence of OSA was higher among obese patients (77.7%) compared to nonobese patients (22.3%). Moreover, the severity of OSA was higher in obese patients, with 85.3% of obese patients considered as having severe OSA.
Conclusion: Obesity is a considerable risk factor for developing OSA and could play a major role in increasing the severity of the disease. We encourage further studies on the impact of sedentary lifestyle and its association with OSA in Saudi Arabia, with an emphasis on the evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and burden of the disease.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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