Anthropometric Characteristics of Korean Patients with Obstructive Sleep ApneaAnthropometric Characteristics of Korean Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Other Titles
- Anthropometric Characteristics of Korean Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Authors
- 조재훈; 최지호; 이보라; 문수진; 배우용; 김성완; 조석현
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- 대한비과학회
- Keywords
- obstructive sleep apnea; Body mass index; Neck circumference; Waist circumference; Waist to hip ratio.
- Citation
- Journal of Rhinology, v.25, no.2, pp 80 - 85
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Journal of Rhinology
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 80
- End Page
- 85
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/6476
- DOI
- 10.18787/jr.2018.25.2.80
- ISSN
- 1229-1498
2384-4361
- Abstract
- Background and Objectives: Obesity is one of the most important risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There islimited evidence regarding the obesity-related anthropometric characteristics of Korean patients.
Materials and Method: Medical records of 984 patients referred to 3 tertiary referral hospitals for habitual snoring or sleepapnea were analyzed. We defined OSA as apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥5 and analyzed data to determine the anthropometriccharacteristics of patients with OSA such as neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), andwaist to hip ratio (WHR).
Results: A total of 952 patients (719 men) were included in the analysis. The main findings were: 1) BMI, WC, NC, HC, andWHR were greater among patients with OSA than among controls (AHI <5); 2) for both sexes, the proportion of patients withan OSA diagnosis increased with age; it increased steeply for women aged >50 years; 3) WC and WHR were most stronglycorrelated with AHI for men and women, respectively.
Conclusion: OSA is associated with anthropometric characteristics, although different patterns were observed between menand women. OSA was more strongly associated with NC or WC among men and with WHR among women.
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