Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the degree of Simple Snoring(SS) or Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affecting mental health through the results of multiphasic military personality inventory. Method We collected and analyzed the results of the military personality inventory(MPI) for healthy controls and SS or OSA patients among the 19-year-old men who visited the Military Manpower Administration from January 2008 to January 2013. MPI invented for Korean military test has similar system to Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory. Results Among demographic data, education level was lower in SS or OSA group (χ2=69.49, p<0.001). Socio-economic status and parents-relationship were not statistically different between two groups (χ2=2.94, p=0.401; χ2=2.01, p=0.570). BMI was higher in SS or OSA group (t=-8.24, p<0.001). Among validity scale, the score of faking good subscale was lower in SS or OSA group (t=3.157, p=0.002). Each score of faking bad and infrequency subscale was higher in SS or OSA group (t=-3.741, p<0.001; t=-2.766, p=0.006). Among neurosis scale, each score of anxiety, depression, somatization and personality disorder subscale was higher in SS or OSA group, respectively (t=-4.060, p<0.001; t=-3.977, p<0.001; t=-4.293, p<0.001; t=-3.499, p=0.001). Among psychopath scale, each score of schizophrenia and paranoia subscales were not statistically different between two groups (t=-1.669, p=0.096; t=-2.012, p=0.045). Conclusion According to MPI results, we can confirm that SS or OSA patients may appear feature such as anxiety, depression, somatization and personality tendency (introversion or impulsivity) than the control group.
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