11年来,突尼斯中东地区阻断性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的流行病学最新情况
Rania Bouchech1, Maissa Ben Jmeaa2, Mouna Baklouti2
1Sleep Unit, Neurophysiology Department, Sahloul Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
The Pan African medical journal
|September 9, 2024
概括
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征 (OSAS) 的发生率正在上升,随着患者年龄和BMI的增加. 由于肥胖和人口老龄化不断增加,预计这种趋势将继续下去.
科学领域:
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征 (OSAS) 是一种普遍存在的与睡眠有关的呼吸障碍.
- 了解OSAS发病率趋势对于公共卫生规划和预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查OSAS的流行病学和临床特征.
- 更新目前OSAS发病率的时间趋势.
主要方法:
- 一项追溯研究进行了11年 (2012-2022年).
- 数据包括在突尼斯萨赫卢尔大学医院诊断的所有新的OSAS病例.
主要成果:
- 诊断出848例新的OSAS病例,原始发病率 (CIR) 每年显著增加.
- 在研究期间,患者的平均年龄和体重指数 (BMI) 显著增加.
- 中位数的呼吸暂停-呼吸暂停指数 (AHI) 也显示出显著的上升趋势.
结论:
- OSAS的CIR上升与增加的BMI和人口老龄化有关.
- 预计由于全球肥胖和人口老龄化趋势,OSAS的发病率将继续增加.
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