Clinical, polysomnographic, and cephalometric features of obstructive sleep apnea with AHI over 100.

Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
Naoko SataTakatoshi Kasai

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is induced by a sleep-related collapse of the upper airway in association with multiple factors. The severity of OSA is determined by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Although obesity and sex differences are common factors in OSA, the level of the AHI varies to the same degree according to the age and sex and degree of obesity. However, only a few studies have evaluated AHI over 100/h, those reports did not describe why they set the AHI cutoff at 100/h. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the pathogenesis of "very" severe OSA, defined as having an AHI > 100/h. AHI > 100/h was set as very severe OSA (VS-OSA) in this study. As controls, moderate to severe OSA patients, matched with VS-OSA for age, sex, and body mass index (BMI), were enrolled. The findings of polysomnography and cephalography between VS-OSA and controls were compared. Eleven patients in the VS-OSA group (mean AHI 110.2/h) and 22 patients in the control group (mean AHI 41.6/h) were compared (mean age 50.2 vs 50.6, male:female 5:6 vs 10:12, mean BMI 35.4 kg/m2 vs 34.5 kg/m2). There were no significant differences in the clinical characteristics. In the polysomnographic parameters, the VS-OSA group showed apnea predominance, the m...Continue Reading

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