Publication: Sleep-disordered breathing and risk factors in Thailand
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Issued Date
2011
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19057415
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2-s2.0-84871650176
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
Asian Biomedicine. Vol 5, No.4 (2011), p.519-523
Suggested Citation
Kongsomboon K., Neruntarat C. Sleep-disordered breathing and risk factors in Thailand. Asian Biomedicine. Vol 5, No.4 (2011), p.519-523. doi:10.5372/1905-7415.0504.068 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7267
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Abstract
Background: Sleep-disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has an important effect on the quality of life. Very few data of OSA are available for Thai persons. Objective: Investigate the prevalence of high risk to OSA and the relationship between OSA and risk factors in Thai medical students. Materials and methods: Three hundred seven subjects were recruited from all of the medical students (fourth year to sixth year) the Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand for this cross-sectional study. Data was collected between June and September 2010. The Berlin questionnaire was used to determine risk for OSA. Logistic regression analysis was performed with p-value less than 0.05 for statistical significance. Results: The prevalence of high risk to OSA was 6.8%. Total mean of sleep duration, bedtime, and wake-time was 6.59 hours. Bedtime of male students was significantly later than female students. The medical students with body mass index (BMI) >23 kilogram/meter2 and with underlying diseases were at high-risk for OSA. Conclusion: Prevalence of high-risk to OSA of Thai medical students was 6.8%. The medical students with BMI >23 kilogram/meter2 and with underlying diseases were at high risk for OSA but gender, age, academic year, and academic achievement did not relate to OSA.