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Prevalence of sleep apnea in HRH Princess Maha Chakri Srinthorn Medical Center, Thailand

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2011

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15209512

DOI

10.1007/s11325-010-0412-x

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Sleep and Breathing. Vol 15, No.4 (2011), p.641-648

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Neruntarat C., Chantapant S. Prevalence of sleep apnea in HRH Princess Maha Chakri Srinthorn Medical Center, Thailand. Sleep and Breathing. Vol 15, No.4 (2011), p.641-648. doi:10.1007/s11325-010-0412-x Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7210

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Prevalence of sleep apnea in HRH Princess Maha Chakri Srinthorn Medical Center, Thailand

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Neruntarat C.
 Chantapant S.

Abstract

Purpose: Many studies have been conducted to find the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Western countries. Limited data have been demonstrated in Asian countries; however, no such data have been reported in Thailand. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of OSA and their related factors in Thai adults. Methods: This study was performed in a university hospital in a rural area of central Thailand and data were collected. The population included office-based workers and people who came to contact with the hospital. Results: Among the total of 2,685 participants at the baseline examination, a random sample of 199 men and women was studied with employment of overnight full polysomnography to determine the prevalence of OSA and OSA syndrome (OSAS). The percentage of habitual snorers in the study population was 26.4%. The prevalence of OSA (apnea-hypopnea index 5) was 11.4%. When OSAS was defined by an apnea-hypopnea index 5 plus excessive daytime sleepiness, its prevalence was 4.4%. The prevalence of OSA and OSAS in men was 15.4% and 4.8% and in women was 6.3% and 1.9%, respectively. Logistic regression analyses showed that gender, body mass index, age, hypertension, alcohol consumption, and smoking were associated with the risk of OSA. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that OSA is a common problem in the Thai adult population as in Western and other Asian countries. Understanding and treatment may be essential to reduce the risk of related medical problems. © Springer-Verlag 2010.

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Adult
 Age
 Alcohol consumption
 Apnea hypopnea index
 Arousal
 Article
 Body mass
 Daytime somnolence
 Diabetes mellitus
 Female
 Gender
 Human
 Hypertension
 Latent period
 Major clinical study
 Male
 Office worker
 Oxygen saturation
 Polysomnography
 Prevalence
 Priority journal
 REM sleep
 Risk assessment
 Sleep apnea syndrome
 Sleep time
 Slow wave sleep
 Smoking
 Snoring
 Thailand
 Cultural factor
 Mass screening
 Middle aged
 Risk factor
 Snoring
 Thailand
 University hospital
 Academic Medical Centers
 Adult
 Cross-Cultural Comparison
 Female
 Humans
 Male
 Mass Screening
 Middle Aged
 Polysomnography
 Risk Factors
 Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
 Snoring
 Thailand

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