BMI in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

• Authors: Magdalena Dobrowolska-Zarzycka , Izabella Dunin-Wilczynska , Iwona Mitura , Jolanta Szymanska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease of multicasual etiology. The risk factors include obesity, among other issues. Hence, it is extremely important to determine the effect of body weight on the severity of OSA. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of the body weight expressed as body mass index (BMI), on the value of upper airways diameter and on the AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index) value. The study was comprised of 41 patients diagnosed with OSA by way of polysomnography. Each patient was first examine via a lateral cephalometric image of the skull, which served to measure the upper and lower diameter of the upper airways. BMI was also calculated for each patient. Statistical analysis was carried out in accordance with Pearson’s correlation coefficient test. Our work demonstrated a negative correlation between BMI and the diameter of the upper airways, and a positive correlation between BMI and AHI value. We thus put forward that the increase in body weight in patients with OSA can contribute to the severity of the disease, regardless of the fact that it may not lead to a reduction of the lumen of the upper airways.

Keywords

EN

obstructive sleep apnea; cephalometric analysis; upper airways; body mass index

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 244-246

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2015

received

23 - 10 - 2015

accepted

26 - 10 - 2015

online

30 - 12 - 2015

Contributors

author

Magdalena Dobrowolska-Zarzycka

• Chair and Department of Jaw Orthopaedics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

author

Izabella Dunin-Wilczynska

• Chair and Department of Jaw Orthopaedics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

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Iwona Mitura

• Dental Office, Lubartów, Poland

author

Jolanta Szymanska

• Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Karmelicka 7, Lublin 20-081, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cipms-2015-0080