Obstructive sleep apnea in psychiatric outpatients. A clinic-based study

Journal of Psychiatric Research
Georgios NikolakarosTarja Saaresranta

Abstract

Psychiatric diseases and symptoms are common among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, only a few studies have examined OSA in psychiatric patients. At the outpatient clinic of the Uusikaupunki Psychiatric Hospital, Finland, we used a low referral threshold to a diagnostic sleep study. An ambulatory cardiorespiratory polygraphy was performed in 114 of 221 patients. 95 patients were referred by the psychiatric clinic and 19 were examined in other clinical settings. We reviewed the medical files and retrospectively assessed the prevalence of OSA and the effect of gender, age, obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, alcohol abuse, and symptoms suggesting OSA. 58 of the 221 patients (26.2%), 30 of 85 men (35.3%) and 28 of 136 women (20.6%), had OSA as determined by an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 5/h or more. 20 patients (12 men and 8 women) had moderate or severe OSA (AHI ≥ 15/h). 46 patients (including 11 patients with moderate or severe OSA) were identified in the psychiatric clinic. In univariate analysis, a high body mass index, male gender, hypertension, snoring, and a history of witnessed apneas during sleep were associated with the presence of OSA. In multivariate analysis, a history of witnessed apneas d...Continue Reading

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