Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome / 中国生化药物杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAHS) patients with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels, assessment of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effect on the level of HbA1c in patients with OSAHS. Methods From January 2013 to December 2016, eighty patients with OSAHS were divided into mild group, eighteen cases, moderate group twenty cases, severe group forty-two cases according to the apnea hypopnea index (AHI). Thirty healthy subjects were chosen as the control group. All the treatment groups were treated with CPAP for three months. Overnight polysomnography and HbA1c test were performed before and after treatment, and the control group was examined by HbA1c before treatment. Results The level of glycosylated hemoglobin in the middle and severe group was higher than that of the control group(P<0.05). After treatment, the glycated hemoglobin levels in the moderate and severe groups were significantly lower(P<0.05), and the sleep apnea hypopnea index, the lowest SaO2 and the average SaO2 level were significantly improved(P<0.01). Conclusion Glycated hemoglobin levels increased significantly in patients with moderate and severe OSAHS, and decreased HbA1c levels in patients with moderate and severe OSAHS after CPAP treatment.