Physical predictors for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in snoring patients

• Published in: Sleep & breathing Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 151 - 158
• Main Authors: Banhiran, Wish, Junlapan, Attapon, Assanasen, Paraya, Chongkolwatana, Cheerasook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Anthropometry; Biological and medical sciences; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Cephalometry; Dentistry; Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis; Neck; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Pediatrics; Pneumology; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Polysomnography; Predictive Value of Tests; Respiration; Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases; Risk Assessment; Risk factors; Sex Factors; Sleep apnea; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - physiopathology; Sleep. Vigilance; Snoring - diagnosis; Snoring - physiopathology; Thailand; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Waist Circumference; Thailand; Thai; Predictor; Obstructive sleep apnea; Physical parameter; Sleep disordered breathing; Snoring; Human; Nervous system diseases; Sleep apnea syndrome; Respiratory disease; Sleep disorder; Sleep; Sleep wake cycle; Neurological disorder

Purpose This study aimed to identify physical findings that may predict the presence of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in snoring patients. Methods A total of 283 subjects (165 males and 118 females) were recruited, including 217 OSA patients and 66 patients with apnea–hypopnea ind...