Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms and risk factors in an Armenian population sample

Aim Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common medical condition with significant adverse consequences. OSA awareness among the general population and physicians in Armenia is quite low. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of OSA symptoms and risk factors in Armenia, which has not been invest...

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Published in:Somnologie : Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin = Somnology : sleep research and sleep medicine Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 229 - 235
Main Author: Petrosyan, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2012
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Age
Airway management
Biological and medical sciences
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cardiology
Cross-sectional studies
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Health risks
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Males
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Obesity
Otorhinolaryngology
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Psychology
Questionnaires
Review
Sleep apnea
Sleep. Vigilance
Statistical analysis
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
Armenia
United States > US
Europe
India
Armenia
Risikofaktoren
Epidemiologie
Armenien
Obstruktive Schlafapnoe
Berliner Fragebogen
Epidemiology
Obstructive sleep apnea
Berlin questionnaire
Risk factors
Human
Evaluation
High risk
Nervous system diseases
Sleep apnea syndrome
Prevalence
Questionnaire
Respiratory disease
Sex
Sleep disorder
Age 60-69
Sleep
Cross sectional study
Risk factor
Instrument
Sleep wake cycle
Neurological disorder
ISSN:1432-9123, 1439-054X
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Summary:Aim Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common medical condition with significant adverse consequences. OSA awareness among the general population and physicians in Armenia is quite low. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of OSA symptoms and risk factors in Armenia, which has not been investigated so far. Patients and methods This was a cross-sectional study of 1,500 randomly selected adults from the capital city and regions of the country. The instrument used to assess the risk of OSA was the Berlin questionnaire. Results Of the 1,500 respondents, 44% (49% of men and 37% of women) were identified as being at high risk of OSA. In both genders the risk of OSA increased with age achieving the maximum level of 60% at the age of 50–69 years and declining to 45% after the age of 70 years. Before the age of 50 years, men were at higher risk of OSA than women (42% vs. 19%, p < 0.001). After 50 the risk of having OSA was almost the same in men and women (57% vs. 56%). Conclusion Almost every second Armenian male and every third female citizen could benefit from evaluation for OSA.
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ISSN:1432-9123
1439-054X
DOI:10.1007/s11818-012-0588-3