Identifying people at high risk for developing sleep apnea syndrome (SAS): a cross-sectional study in a Pakistani population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is associated with many cardiovascular and psychiatric diseases. Day-time sleepiness is a common consequence of sleep apnea and correlates with road-traffic accidents (RTA). Pakistan has a high prevalence of factors which predispose an individual to OSA and death from RTAs are a huge burden. However there is a dearth of prevalence studies in this regard. We aim to understand local relevance of the disease and estimate the prevalence of individuals high-risk for OSA.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 450 individuals at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), which is a tertiary care teaching hospital in Pakistan. We used the BQ as our measurement tool. Based on the responses, participants were grouped into high or lo

SUBMITTER: Taj F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2615786 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature