Jeong-Hong Kim1, Yong Cheol Koo2, Hyung Ju Cho2, Ju Wan Kang3. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: juwankangmd@gmail.com. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Republic of Korea; Department of Medicine, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be strongly correlated with severity of OSA. However, BMI has not been shown to be correlated with sleep apnea in all patients studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between various anthropometric measures and severity of OSA according to BMI in men. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients who visited for evaluation of OSA. Polysomnography results, height, weight, neck circumference, waist circumference, and hip circumference were obtained in all subjects. BMI, body adiposity index, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio were also calculated. RESULTS: A total of 195 male participants were included in the final analysis. BMI showed the strongest correlation with AHI in all subjects. In 125 participants with a BMI of 25 or more, BMI was most strongly correlated with high AHI compared to other measurements. However, waist to hip ratio showed the strongest correlation with AHI in 70 participants with a BMI of less than 25 and, in this group, BMI did not show significant correlation with AHI. CONCLUSION: Considerations about anthropometric measurements in OSA patients should differ according to degree of obesity or BMI.
OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be strongly correlated with severity of OSA. However, BMI has not been shown to be correlated with sleep apnea in all patients studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between various anthropometric measures and severity of OSA according to BMI in men. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients who visited for evaluation of OSA. Polysomnography results, height, weight, neck circumference, waist circumference, and hip circumference were obtained in all subjects. BMI, body adiposity index, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio were also calculated. RESULTS: A total of 195 male participants were included in the final analysis. BMI showed the strongest correlation with AHI in all subjects. In 125 participants with a BMI of 25 or more, BMI was most strongly correlated with high AHI compared to other measurements. However, waist to hip ratio showed the strongest correlation with AHI in 70 participants with a BMI of less than 25 and, in this group, BMI did not show significant correlation with AHI. CONCLUSION: Considerations about anthropometric measurements in OSA patients should differ according to degree of obesity or BMI.