Associations of Moderate to Severe Asthma with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 942-948, 2013.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-99041
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between associating factors of moderate to severe asthma with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
One hundred and sixty-seven patients who visited the pulmonary and sleep clinic in Severance Hospital presenting with symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing were evaluated. All subjects were screened with ApneaLink. Thirty-two subjects with a high likelihood of having OSA were assessed with full polysomnography (PSG).RESULTS:
The mean age was 58.8+/-12.0 years and 58.7% of subjects were male. The mean ApneaLink apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was 12.7+/-13.0/hr. The mean ApneaLink AHI for the 32 selected high risk patients of OSA was 22.3+/-13.2/hr, which was lower than the sleep laboratory-based PSG AHI of 39.1+/-20.5/hr. When OSA was defined at an ApneaLink AHI > or =5/hr, the positive correlating factors for OSA were age, male gender, and moderate to severe asthma.CONCLUSION:
Moderate to severe asthma showed strong correlation with OSA when defined at an ApneaLink AHI > or =5/hr.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Asthma
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Sleep Apnea Syndromes
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Severity of Illness Index
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Comorbidity
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Polysomnography
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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