The Relationship between Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Is Obesity the Only Mediating Factor between the Two?

Autor: Şule Deveci, Vasfiye Kabeloğlu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 122-128 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1307-671X
DOI: 10.18678/dtfd.1458219
Popis: Aim: This study aimed to investigate the possible reciprocal relationship between idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2023 to February 2024. Patients with IIH and age and gender-matched controls without IIH were included. Information on age, gender, comorbidities, smoking, and alcohol consumption was recorded. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated, and a BMI ≥30 was considered obese. Berlin questionnaire and STOP-BANG questionnaire were administered to all participants. High risk for OSA was determined if participants responded affirmatively to at least three out of the eight questions on the STOP-BANG questionnaire, or if two out of the three categories showed positive results on the Berlin questionnaire.Results: Sixty patients with IIH and 120 controls participated. There were no significant differences between groups regarding age (p=0.437) and gender distribution (p=0.716). The percentage of obese subjects was significantly higher in the IIH group (p
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