M Elbaz1, G M Roue, F Lofaso, M A Quera Salva. 1. Department of Physiology and Centre d'Innovations Thechnologiques, Raymond Poincaré Teaching Hospital, Paris-West University, Garches, France.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine whether adding actimetry to simplified polygraphy (respiratory-parameter monitoring without neurophysiologic variable recording) improves apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) evaluation as compared to simplified polygraphy alone. DESIGN: Comparison of AHI values obtained by all-night polysomnography and by simplified polygraphy with and without actimetry. SETTING: A teaching-hospital sleep laboratory in Garches, France. PATIENTS: 20 adults with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Data were analyzed by two scorers working independently. AHI was calculated as the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep time (polysomnography: AHI-pg), per hour of time in bed (simplified polygraphy: AHI-tib), and per hour of actimetry-estimated total sleep time (AHI-act). AHI-pg showed that 12 patients had OSAS (AHI>10), which was severe (AHI > or =30) in eight. AHI-act was more closely correlated to AHI-pg (r=0.976) than was AHI-tib (r=0.940). According to the Bland and Altman method, AHI-tib underestimated the AHI in two patients and AHI-act overestimated the AHI in one patient. For the diagnosis of severe OSAS, sensitivity and negative predictive value were 50% and 75% with AHI-tib as compared to 88% and 92.5% with AHI-act. CONCLUSIONS: Actimetry, when added to simplified polygraphy, may assist in the diagnosis of OSAS.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine whether adding actimetry to simplified polygraphy (respiratory-parameter monitoring without neurophysiologic variable recording) improves apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) evaluation as compared to simplified polygraphy alone. DESIGN: Comparison of AHI values obtained by all-night polysomnography and by simplified polygraphy with and without actimetry. SETTING: A teaching-hospital sleep laboratory in Garches, France. PATIENTS: 20 adults with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Data were analyzed by two scorers working independently. AHI was calculated as the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep time (polysomnography: AHI-pg), per hour of time in bed (simplified polygraphy: AHI-tib), and per hour of actimetry-estimated total sleep time (AHI-act). AHI-pg showed that 12 patients had OSAS (AHI>10), which was severe (AHI > or =30) in eight. AHI-act was more closely correlated to AHI-pg (r=0.976) than was AHI-tib (r=0.940). According to the Bland and Altman method, AHI-tib underestimated the AHI in two patients and AHI-act overestimated the AHI in one patient. For the diagnosis of severe OSAS, sensitivity and negative predictive value were 50% and 75% with AHI-tib as compared to 88% and 92.5% with AHI-act. CONCLUSIONS: Actimetry, when added to simplified polygraphy, may assist in the diagnosis of OSAS.
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