Marie Bruyneel1,2, Flora Veltri3,4, Kris Poppe3,4. 1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CHU Saint-Pierre, Rue Haute, 322, 1000, Brussels, Belgium. Marie_Bruyneel@stpierre-bru.be. 2. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. Marie_Bruyneel@stpierre-bru.be. 3. Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. 4. Department of Endocrinology, CHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypothyroidism can directly cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but may also contribute to it through its impact on the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of known and newly diagnosed overt and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) among patients with OSA. METHODS: We prospectively included all consecutive moderate or severe OSA patients referred for CPAP therapy. A fasting blood sample was collected to determine thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free T4 (FT4) levels. RESULTS: A total of 280 patients were included (70% male). Mean ± SD body mass index (BMI) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were 33 ± 7 kg/m2 and 49 ± 25, respectively. Median (range) serum TSH levels and mean ± SD FT4 levels were comparable between severe and moderate OSA (1.7 (1.3-2.6) vs 2.1 (1.2-2.8); p = 0.378 and 15.3 ± 2.3 vs 15.3 ± 2.3; p = 0.981). TSH and FT4 levels were not correlated with AHI (p = 0.297 and p = 0.370, respectively), but TSH was correlated with BMI (p = 0.049).Of all patients, 8.9% had increased serum TSH levels (severe and moderate OSA patients had similar levels (p = 0.711)) and 8.2% were newly diagnosed patients (no differences were observed between severe and moderate OSA (p = 0.450)). A total of 16.4% of patients had some type of thyroid disorder. Thyroid function parameters were associated with BMI but not with the severity of OSA. CONCLUSION: In our population of moderate or severe OSA, 16% of patients had a thyroid problem and 8% of these were newly diagnosed with SCH.
BACKGROUND:Hypothyroidism can directly cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but may also contribute to it through its impact on the metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence of known and newly diagnosed overt and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) among patients with OSA. METHODS: We prospectively included all consecutive moderate or severe OSA patients referred for CPAP therapy. A fasting blood sample was collected to determine thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free T4 (FT4) levels. RESULTS: A total of 280 patients were included (70% male). Mean ± SD body mass index (BMI) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) were 33 ± 7 kg/m2 and 49 ± 25, respectively. Median (range) serum TSH levels and mean ± SD FT4 levels were comparable between severe and moderate OSA (1.7 (1.3-2.6) vs 2.1 (1.2-2.8); p = 0.378 and 15.3 ± 2.3 vs 15.3 ± 2.3; p = 0.981). TSH and FT4 levels were not correlated with AHI (p = 0.297 and p = 0.370, respectively), but TSH was correlated with BMI (p = 0.049).Of all patients, 8.9% had increased serum TSH levels (severe and moderate OSA patients had similar levels (p = 0.711)) and 8.2% were newly diagnosed patients (no differences were observed between severe and moderate OSA (p = 0.450)). A total of 16.4% of patients had some type of thyroid disorder. Thyroid function parameters were associated with BMI but not with the severity of OSA. CONCLUSION: In our population of moderate or severe OSA, 16% of patients had a thyroid problem and 8% of these were newly diagnosed with SCH.
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