Neck Grasp Predicts Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder with high morbidity, mortality, and an increasing prevalence in the general population. It has an even higher prevalence among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, high blood pressure, body-mass-index, age, neck circumference and male gender (STOP-BANG) questionnaire and Berlin Questionnaire can be cumbersome in clinical practice and require subjective data on sleepiness. We proposed prospectively studying a primary care population with type 2 DM comparing neck grasp, neck circumference, and common screening questionnaires to identify OSA.

Methods

Persons with a diagnosis of type 2 DM were recruited from a primary care clinic. Participants were screened using Easy Sleep

SUBMITTER: Edmonds PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6633920 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature