Sleep apnoea in treated acromegaly: relative frequency and predisposing factors

Clinical Endocrinology
F RosenowW D Heiss

Abstract

Sleep apnoea is common in active acromegaly. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality but can be treated effectively. The objective of this study was to determine the largely unknown relative frequency of, and the predictive factors for, sleep apnoea in treated acromegalic patients. Retrospective cohort study. Tertiary referral hospital. Fifty-four of 100 patients with treated acromegaly. If sleep apnoea had been diagnosed before acromegaly, the patient was excluded. Sleep studies (using the MESAM-4 device measuring oxyhaemoglobin saturation, heart rate, snoring sounds and body position to determine presence and severity of sleep apnoea); GH and IGF-I levels; body mass index, neck and index-finger circumference; daytime symptoms of sleep apnoea, duration of acromegaly before treatment, shoe and neck-size difference since beginning of acromegaly; age, sex and treatment modes of acromegaly. The relative frequency of sleep apnoea was 39% in the 54 patients with sleep studies and at least 21% in the entire study population of 100 patients. In patients with sleep apnoea, statistically significant higher values were observed for GH (P = 0.002), IGF-I (P = 0.029), age (P = 0.014) and neck circumference (P = 0.016). An i...Continue Reading

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