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Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and depressive symptoms / Sintomas depressivos e síndrome de apnéia obstrutiva do sono
Dominici, Michele; Gomes, Marleide da Mota.
  • Dominici, Michele; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Epilepsy Program of Neurological Institute. Division of Neurophysiologic Clinics.
  • Gomes, Marleide da Mota; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Epilepsy Program of Neurological Institute. Division of Neurophysiologic Clinics.
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 67(1): 35-39, Mar. 2009. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-509104
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and depressive symptoms is ambiguous in the literature.

PURPOSE:

To investigate if there is a correlation between depressive symptoms and the severity of OSA.

METHOD:

A retrospective, cross-sectional study of data from 123 consecutive adults patients with neither mental illness nor psychotropic drugs intake, referred to a sleep laboratory for an evaluation of OSA. For the statistical analysis (uni- and multivariate), we used the following variables gender and age, as well as scores based on several scales and indexes such as Beck Depressive Inventory (BDI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Body Mass Index (BMI) and Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI).

RESULTS:

Univariate analysis found a weak but statistically significant negative correlation between BDI and AHI. However, with the multivariate logistic regression analysis model, the inverse relation between AHI and BDI no longer has statistical significance.

CONCLUSION:

There is no causal relationship between OSA and depressive symptoms in the population studied.
RESUMO

CONTEXTO:

A relação entre apnéia obstrutiva do sono (AOS) e sintomas depressivos é ambígua na literatura.

OBJETIVO:

Investigar se há relação entre sintomas depressivos e intensidade da AOS.

MÉTODO:

Estudo transversal e retrospectivo com 123 pacientes adultos, consecutivamente atendidos em laboratório de sono, para avaliar AOS, sem transtornos mentais nem uso de psicotrópicos. Para análise estatística (uni e multivariada), utilizamos as seguintes variáveis sexo e idade, além de escores de diversas escalas Escala de Depressão de Beck (EDB), Escala de Sonolência diurna de Epworth (EPW), Índice de Massa Corporal e o Índice de Apnéia /Hipopnéia (IAH).

RESULTADOS:

A análise univariada demonstrou fraca, mas estatisticamente significativa relação negativa entre EDB e IAH. Porém, na análise multivariada por regressão logística, esta relação inversa perdeu sua significância.

CONCLUSÃO:

Não há relação causal, em nossa população estudada, entre sintomas depressivos e intensidade de AOS.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Depression Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil