Computed tomography cephalometric and upper airway measurements in patients with OSA and erectile dysfunction

Sleep & Breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
Panagis DrakatosKonstantinos Spiropoulos

Abstract

Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been linked to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study used computed tomography (CT) to identify cephalometric and upper airway anatomic features in patients with OSA that correlate with the presence of ED. In this prospective study, 20 CT cephalometric and upper airway measurements, most commonly associated with OSA, were analyzed in 53 age- and BMI-matched consecutive eligible subjects. Twenty-two were diagnosed with OSA and ED (OSA+/ED+), 17 with OSA without ED (OSA+/ED-), and 14 without OSA and ED (OSA-/ED-) serving as a control group. Although OSA+/ED+ did not differentiate significantly in CT measurements from OSA+/ED-, they showed more alterations when compared to OSA-/ED-, which included narrower bony oropharynx, longer soft palate and uvula (PNS-P), and narrower retropalatal and retrolingual airway diameter (p < 0.05). Binary forward stepwise model analysis showed that PNS-P was the only significant variable in the predictive model for ED in patients with OSA (OR = 1.129, 95 % CI = 1.0005-1.268, p = 0.041). In the OSA+/ED+ group, PNS-P correlated with the percentage of total sleep time with oxygen saturation <90 % (r = 0.61, p < 0.01) and was the only determinant in the relevant predicti...Continue Reading

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Jan 26, 2020·European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery·Mujgan FirincioglulariFinn Rasmussen

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