The Value of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue Area and Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Predicting Essential Hypertension Complicated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Abstract

BackgroundThe prevalence of essential hypertension complicated with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) has been increasing year by year. However, due to the differences in medical conditions and lack of clinical understanding in different regions of China, the diagnosis of hypertension complicated with OSAHS is still insufficient. Relevant studies have shown that the pathogenesis of hypertension complicated with OSAHS is closely related to the ectopic accumulation of fat and insulin resistance.ObjectiveThis study attempted to analyze the relationship between OSAHS and abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) , and their predictive value for hypertension complicated with OSAHS.MethodsTwo hundred and thirty-four patients with essential hypertension treated at hypertension center of Yan'an Hospital of Kunming Medical University from January 2019 to July 2020 were enrolled in the study. The HOMA-IR of the enrolled patients was calculated by polysomnography, VAT measurement, parallel glucose tolerance and insulin release experiments. According to the AHI level, 27 patients were divided into hypertension group (AHI<5 times/h) , and 207 patients were divided into hypertension complicated with OSAHS group (AHI≥5 times/h) . The levels of VAT and HOMA-IR were compared between 2 groups. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of screening hypertension patients complicated with OSAHS were determined by HOMA-IR and VAT, and the diagnosis value of area under AUC and different cut-off value were calculated. Logistic regression modeling was used to determine ROC curve with the saved probability as a separate variable to analyze the AUC of the two combined diagnosis of hypertension and OSAHS.ResultsThe VAT, HOMA-IR and BMI of hypertension complicated with OSAHS group were significantly higher than the hypertension group, while LSaO2 was significantly lower than the hypertension group. VAT, HOMA-IR and BMI were positively correlated with AHI (P<0.05) , and LSaO2 was negatively correlated with AHI (P<0.05) . The AUC of ROC curve for the diagnosis of hypertension complicated with OSAHS by VAT was 0.905 〔95%CI (0.861, 0.949) 〕, and the sensitivity and specificity were 0.763 and 0.926 when the diagnostic cut-off point was 100.5 cm2. The ROC curve AUC of HOMA-IR in the diagnosis of hypertension complicated with OSAHS was 0.813 〔95%CI (0.725, 0.900) 〕, when the diagnostic cut-off point was 2.015, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.797 and 0.778, respectively, and the AUC of ROC curve for combined factor diagnosis of hypertension complicated with OSAHS was 0.917 〔95%CI (0.871, 0.963) 〕, the diagnostic cut-off point was 2.045, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.831 and 0.963, respectively.ConclusionVAT and HOMA-IR in hypertension patients complicated with OSAHS are significantly higher than those in patients with hypertension. VAT and HOMA-IR have a certain predictive value for hypertension complicated with OSAHS, and can be applied to medical institutions that unconditionally carry out polysomnography, in order to intervene as early as possible to reduce the risk of serious complications of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Keywords

• |sleep apnea, obstructive|hypertension|intra-abdominal fat|insulin resistance|homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance|forecasting