Worldwide prevalence and associated risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

Obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes

“…Although in the past OSA prevalence was estimated as being 2%-4% among adults, 1 more recent studies have suggested mild and more severe OSA to be present in 26% and 12% of adults, amounting to >900 million and >400 million persons worldwide, respectively, 2 and a current meta-analysis of 99 studies of >47 000 persons reported adult prevalence of OSA of 56% and of moderate to severe OSA of 37%. 3 In this study, 87% of truck drivers, 78% of bus drivers, and 69% of "elderly" persons had OSA, with obesity (particularly of the neck and abdomen), male sex, hypertension, alcohol, and cigarette use all associated with greater risk. 3 OSA occurs more commonly among persons with diabetes, and is associated with insulin resistance, polycythemia, hypercoagulability, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure, with arrhythmias, and with increased mortality.…”

“…3 In this study, 87% of truck drivers, 78% of bus drivers, and 69% of "elderly" persons had OSA, with obesity (particularly of the neck and abdomen), male sex, hypertension, alcohol, and cigarette use all associated with greater risk. 3 OSA occurs more commonly among persons with diabetes, and is associated with insulin resistance, polycythemia, hypercoagulability, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure, with arrhythmias, and with increased mortality.…”

Accessibility to manage the obstructive sleep apnea within the Brazilian Unified Health System

“…The Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder, affecting about 54% from the population at large. 1 In Brazil, a cohort study was conducted in the city of São Paulo, finding 32.9% of general OSA prevalence, with 40.6% among males and 26.1% among females. 2 …”

Successful treatment of auto-trilevel positive airway pressure plus trazodone for obstructive sleep apnea complicated by anxiety disorder: a case report

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder resulting in apnea and or hypopnea, also called obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome. 1 OSA affects up to at least 50% of the overall population worldwide, 2 and this population may also experience comorbidity of OSA with affective disorders, such as anxiety disorder. Current literature has shown a high comorbidity rate of OSA with anxiety; 3 nevertheless, this comorbidity is often ignored by clinicians.…”