STUDIU PRIVIND FACTORI DE RISC INTRINSECI LA PACIENȚII CU SINDROM DE APNEE ÎN SOMN DE TIP OBSTRUCTIV

Abstract

Focusing the attention to the education for health, with the topic on obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) we can improve the humans health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the OSAS patients characteristics. We conducted an observational, descriptive, retrospective study in Sleep Laboratory of University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", during 2010. From all 148 subjects, 79.05% were males; 89.19% - were between 30-69 years age. Mean neck circumference was 45.97± 5.31 cm and mean abdominal circumference was 116.36±17.26 cm. More than half of the subjects (55.14%) had severe OSAS with apnoea hypopnea index >30 events/sleep hour. There is a significant statistical correlation between AHI and neck circumference, abdominal circumference, medium oxygen saturation, minimum oxygen saturation, (p=0.000), Epworth Sleep Scale (p=0.001). The need of knowledge about OSAS and the importance of Sleep Laboratories are topics which need to be improved in order to have great education for health.