Abstract
AbstractThe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome is a chronic disease characterized by episodes upper airway collapse, and has been associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. AimTo correlate the neck, abdominal and pelvic circumference with the AHI and oxyhemoglobin saturation in OSA patients, and to correlate these values with disease severity. Materials and methodsA prospective descriptive study of 82 patients evaluated complaints suggesting OSA, from July 2008 to March 2010. All patients underwent polysomnography, an ENT clinical exam, measures of the BMI, abdominal, pelvic, and cervical circumferences. The mean, standard deviations and Spearman's correlations were analyzed. ResultsThe mean AHI in men was 39 events/hr; in women it was 21 events/hr in women. The mean neck circumference was 34.5 cm in women and 41.3 cm in men, the mean abdominal circumference was 94.3 cm in women and 101.5 cm in men, and the pelvic circumference was 105.7 cm in men and 108.7 cm in women. The neck circumference correlated more closely to the AHI in men (r=+0.389 p=0.001). The relationship between the abdominal circumference correlated more with AHI than with the BMI in men (AbC r=+0.358 p=0.003 BMI r=+0.321 p=0.009). ConclusionThe neck circumference is the best anthropometric measurement of respiratory disorder severity compared to the AbC or the BMI.
Highlights
The neck circumference is the best anthropometric measurement of respiratory disorder severity compared to the AbC or the body mass index (BMI)
The obstructive sleep apnea hyperpnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a chronic disease consisting of partial or complete episodes of upper airway collapse that result in oxygen desaturation and micro-awakenings, causing symptoms ranging from snoring to excessive daytime sleepiness
The hypothesis of a correlation between anthropometric measurements and OSAHS was the basis of our study, in which we aimed to investigate this correlation and demonstrate a probable positive predictive factor for OSAHS severity
Summary
The obstructive sleep apnea hyperpnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a chronic disease consisting of partial or complete episodes of upper airway collapse that result in oxygen desaturation and micro-awakenings, causing symptoms ranging from snoring to excessive daytime sleepiness. Aside from these symptoms that negatively affect the quality of life, OSAHS increases cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity is considered a predictive factor for OSAHS in many scientific published papers. At present, this condition is classified as visceral (or android), and peripheral (or gynoid); visceral obesity correlates more closely with OSAHS1. It is important to define which of these measures is more predictive of obesity and its correlation with OSAHS2
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