The role of obstructive sleep apnea in metabolic syndrome : A population-based study in women

• Background: The aim of this study was to assess associations between obstructive sleep apnea (USA) and metabolic syndrome in a population-based sample of women. Methods: Four hundred women aged 20-70 years underwent a full-night polysomnography, fasting blood sampling and measurement of anthropometric variables. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria. Results: The NCEP criteria of metabolic syndrome were fulfilled by 104 (26.0%) of the women. The frequency of metabolic syndrome increased from 10.5% in women with apnea-hypopnea-index (AHI) < 5 to 57.1% in women with AHI >= 30 (p for trend < 0.0001). In the multivariate analysis, the severity of USA measured as AHI, ODI (oxygen desaturation index), minimal saturation or T-90 (percentage of time during night with saturation < 90%) were associated with metabolic syndrome after adjustment for age, level of physical activity, smoking and alcohol consumption. AHI (adj. OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.11-1.91), ODI (1.37; 1.09-1.73) and minimal saturation level (0.93; 0.87-0.99) remained significantly associated with metabolic syndrome also when adjusting for the waist-to-hip-ratio. The three markers of USA were independently associated with central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia and reduced HDL cholesterol concentration. Conclusion: Measures of USA were closely associated with metabolic syndrome and its components in this population-based sample of women also after adjustments. Therefore, when the health consequences of sleep-disordered breathing are investigated it is important to consider metabolic syndrome. Sleep-disordered breathing should also be considered when treating patients with metabolic syndrome.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Lungmedicin och allergi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Respiratory Medicine and Allergy (hsv//eng)

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Obstructive sleep apnea

metabolic syndrome

women

population-based

Lung diseases

Lungsjukdomar

Lung Medicine

Lungmedicin

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