Evaluation of the Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus in Terms of Anthropometric Measurements

Abstract

Objective:In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of diabetes and anthropometric measurements on disease severity in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSAS).Materials and Methods:Seventy-three volunteers, 20 female and 53 male, who were 30 years old and over, diagnosed with OSAS, who applied to Marmara University Institute of Neurological Sciences Sleep Unit and İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Sleep Disorders Center, participated in the study. The demographic characteristics of the patients were determined by the STOP-BANG test, face-to-face questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements were made.Results:In the study, it was observed that the OSAS risk determined by STOP-BANG test in men and women was correlated with the measurements of weight, waist circumference, chest circumference and neck circumference, except body mass index and hip circumference. Diabetes was detected in 17 (23.2%) of OSAS patients, but no significant relationship was found between OSAS severity and anthropometric measurements.Conclusion:In our study, it was determined that there is a significant relationship between anthropometric measurements and OSAS severity, and this is especially evident in male gender. A higher rate of diabetes was found in OSAS patients compared to the general population. However, it was observed that anthropometric measurements did not play a role among the mechanisms underlying the relationship between OSAS and diabetes.

Keywords

• obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• diabetes
• anthropometric measurements