在牙科环境中识别患有阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停风险的患者
Mohammed A Sindi1, Mohammed Mirdad2, Maisa Al-Sebaei3
1General Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Cureus
|October 6, 2023
概括
柏林问卷有效地选沙特阿拉伯的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 风险. 关键的危险因素包括年龄,子周长,BMI和血压,年龄和子周长是重要的预测因素.
科学领域:
- 牙科医学 牙科医学
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 是一种普遍存在的睡眠障碍,对健康有重大影响.
- 早期检测和风险评估对于管理OSA至关重要.
- 沙特阿拉伯人口的OSA风险概况需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 用柏林问卷 (BQ) 评估沙特阿拉伯牙科医院人口中阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 风险.
- 调查人口统计学和临床因素 (性别,年龄,子周长,血压,吸烟) 与OSA风险之间的关联.
- 为了确定特定因素对OSA风险的预测值.
主要方法:
- 随机选择55名年龄在18-80岁的患者.
- 使用经过验证的柏林问卷 (BQ) 查OSA风险.
- 收集有关年龄,性别,吸烟习惯,子周长,缩血压 (SBP) 和腹缩血压 (DBP) 的数据.
- 统计分析包括描述性统计,学生的t测试和千平方测试.
主要成果:
- 80% (44/55) 的参与者被确定为低风险的OSA.
- 年龄,子周长,BMI,SBP和DBP显示出与高OSA风险 (P <0.05) 有统计学意义的关联.
- 年龄和子周长成为OSA风险的重要独立预测因素 (P <0.05).
结论:
- 柏林问卷是沙特阿拉伯背景下OSA风险评估的可靠工具.
- 年龄,子周长,BMI,SBP和DBP是导致OSA风险的重要因素.
- 牙科医生可以在早期识别和转诊患有OSA高风险的个体方面发挥至关重要的作用.
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