Assessment of Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in a Nigerian university: Association with cardiovascular risk factors

Snoring remains under diagnosed in general population. It however has significant morbidity and mortality risk factors with multiple effects on the cardiovascular system. The Berlin questionnaire is a worldwide validated instrument to identify those at increased risk for obstructive sleep apnoea (OS...

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Published in:Nigerian medical journal 2014-11, Vol.55 (6), p.469-473
Main Authors: Akintunde, Adeseye A, Salawu, Afolabi A, Opadijo, Oladimeji G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiovascular diseases
College students
Complications and side effects
Health aspects
Original
Risk factors
Sleep apnea syndromes
Snoring
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Summary:Snoring remains under diagnosed in general population. It however has significant morbidity and mortality risk factors with multiple effects on the cardiovascular system. The Berlin questionnaire is a worldwide validated instrument to identify those at increased risk for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). In all, 206 workers of LAUTECH were invited to participate in the study. The Berlin questionnaire was used for this study. It was a cross-sectional study. Socio-demographic and clinical data were taken with a data form. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (SPSS 17.0) was used for statistical analysis. P < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant value. The study participants consisted of 96 males (46.6%) and 110 (53.4%) females. The mean age was 45.3 ± 7.9 years. The mean body mass index was 28.5 ± 6.0 kg/m². The frequency of occurrence of snoring was 91 (44.2%) including 50 males (54.9% and 41 females (37.3 %, P
ISSN:0300-1652
2229-774X
DOI:10.4103/0300-1652.144698