The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and asthma severity and vice versa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: European journal of medical research Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 139 - 25
• Main Authors: Wang, Donghao, Zhou, Yanyan, Chen, Riken, Zeng, Xiangxia, Zhang, Sun, Su, Xiaofen, Luo, Yateng, Tang, Yongkang, Li, Shiwei, Zhuang, Zhiyang, Zhao, Dongxing, Ren, Yingying, Zhang, Nuofu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 30.03.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis; Asthma; Asthma - complications; Asthma - epidemiology; Child; Cohort analysis; Comorbidity; Confidence intervals; Daytime sleepiness; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - complications; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - epidemiology; Humans; Hypoxia; Lung function; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Meta-analysis; Obstructive sleep apnea; Oxygen saturation; Polysomnography; Review; Sleep apnea; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Steroids; Lung function; Daytime sleepiness; Polysomnography; Obstructive sleep apnea; Asthma

There is a great association between the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and asthma. Nonetheless, whether OSA impacts lung function, symptoms, and control in asthma and whether asthma increases the respiratory events in OSA are unknown. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the relationshi...