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  • Title: Relationship between various anthropometric measures and apnea-hypopnea index in Korean men.
    Author: Kim JH, Koo YC, Cho HJ, Kang JW.
    Journal: Auris Nasus Larynx; 2018 Apr; 45(2):295-300. PubMed ID: 28546036.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Body mass index (BMI) has been shown to be strongly correlated with severity of OSA. However, BMI has not been shown to be correlated with sleep apnea in all patients studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between various anthropometric measures and severity of OSA according to BMI in men. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients who visited for evaluation of OSA. Polysomnography results, height, weight, neck circumference, waist circumference, and hip circumference were obtained in all subjects. BMI, body adiposity index, waist to hip ratio, and waist to height ratio were also calculated. RESULTS: A total of 195 male participants were included in the final analysis. BMI showed the strongest correlation with AHI in all subjects. In 125 participants with a BMI of 25 or more, BMI was most strongly correlated with high AHI compared to other measurements. However, waist to hip ratio showed the strongest correlation with AHI in 70 participants with a BMI of less than 25 and, in this group, BMI did not show significant correlation with AHI. CONCLUSION: Considerations about anthropometric measurements in OSA patients should differ according to degree of obesity or BMI.
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