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Rev Neurol Neurocir Psiquiat 2003; 36 (3)

Study of obstructive sleep apnea through polysomnogram

Flores MWA, Salazar TRC

Language: Spanish
References: 25
Page: 119-125
PDF size: 414.77 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background. Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic disorder characterized by diurnal hipersomnolence, snoring, sleep disorders and hypoxemia with repeated episodes of partial or total reduction of airflow at the upper airway structures, which affects more than 50% of male population over 60 years old.
Objective. To determine the existing correlation between severity of the obstructive sleep apnea with advanced age as well as obesity, using nocturne polysomnogram at the Military Central Hospital in Mexico City.
Method. An observational, transversal and descriptive study was undergone in a total of 60 snoring adult patients between 20 and 60 years old who underwent nocturnal polysomnogram. Two groups were conformed, under and over 30 years old. Statistical analyses included Mann Whitney “U” beside percentual values.
Results. Obstructive sleep apnea prevalence was in this sample of 63% for men, and 37% in women. There was no significant correlation between respiratory difficult index an age (p = 0.102) neither with body mass index (p = 0.075).
Conclusions. Severity of obstructive sleep apnea seems to be no correlated with advanced age neither with an increased body mass index according to our results. Polisomnogram study seems to be needed to every snoring patient in order to explore this health problem adequately.


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