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Area of Science:

  • Sleep Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder affecting upper airway function.
  • The relationship between OSA and obesity, whether causal or correlational, requires further investigation.
  • Shared underlying factors may contribute to both OSA and obesity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interplay between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and obesity.
  • To analyze anthropometric data in OSA patients and healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • A case-control study involving 40 OSA patients and 40 matched controls.
  • Comprehensive anthropometric assessments including height, weight, BMI, and various circumference and skin-fold measurements.
  • Inclusion criteria: reported snoring, daytime drowsiness, or both.

Main Results:

  • OSA patients exhibited significant differences in waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and fat distribution (visceral, subcutaneous, trunk, leg).
  • Increased skin-fold thickness at biceps, triceps, subscapula, and suprailiac sites in OSA patients.
  • While some anthropometric measures like BMI and neck circumference were higher in OSA patients, statistical significance was not consistently reached.

Conclusions:

  • A significant correlation exists between OSA and various obesity markers.
  • Targeting obesity-related anthropometric variables may offer a therapeutic strategy for OSA symptom management.
  • Pharmacological interventions for obesity could potentially alleviate OSA symptoms.