Risk factors for collisions attributed to microsleep-related behaviors while driving in professional truck drivers.

ABSTRACT: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is prevalent among professional drivers. Although SDB is a known risk factor for truck collisions attributed to microsleep-related behaviors at the wheel (TC-MRBs), the usefulness of overnight pulse oximetry for predicting TC-MRBs is debatable. This retrospective study assessed the association between overnight pulse oximetry parameters, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and TC-MRBs, confirmed by dashcam footage. This study included 108 matched professional truck drivers (TC-MRBs: N = 54; non-TC-MRBs: N = 54), with a mean age and body mass index of 41.9 ± 11.3 years and 23.0 ± 3.7 kg/m², respectively. Night-time drivers, 4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI), and nadir oxygen saturation (SpO₂) were associated with TC-MRBs (odds ratio [9

SUBMITTER: Sawatari H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10944504 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature