Predictors of habitual snoring and obstructive sleep apnea risk in patients with asthma

• Published in: Chest Vol. 135; no. 5; p. 1125
• Main Authors: Teodorescu, Mihaela, Consens, Flavia B, Bria, William F, Coffey, Michael J, McMorris, Marc S, Weatherwax, Kevin J, Palmisano, John, Senger, Carolyn M, Ye, Yining, Kalbfleisch, Jack D, Chervin, Ronald D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Administration, Inhalation; Adolescent; Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage; Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux - epidemiology; Gastroesophageal Reflux - physiopathology; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Obesity - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology; Snoring - epidemiology; Snoring - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult

A high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms was reported in patients with asthma. Our goal was to evaluate factors associated with habitual snoring and OSA risk in these patients. Patients with asthma were surveyed at specialty clinics with the Sleep Apnea scale of the Sleep Disorder...