Rapid eye movement related obstructive sleep apnea syndrome:
antropometric and polysomnographic findings
Hüseyin
LAKADAMYALI1, Selma FIRATGÜVEN2, Bülent ÇİFTÇİ3,
Füsun ÖNER EYÜBOĞLU4
1 Clinic
of Chest Diseases, Alanya Practice and Research Center, Baskent University,
Alanya, Turkey,
2 Clinic
of Chest Diseases, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and
Research Hospital,
Ankara, Turkey
3 Sleep
Center, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research
Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,
4 Department
of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
SUMMARY
Introduction:
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by episodic narrowing of the
upper respiratory ways accompanied by an oxygen desaturation during sleep.
REM-related obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, comprises a subgroup of sleep
disordered breathing with a 10-36% frequency. The aim of the present study is
to analyze the frequency, the antropometric and polygraphic features of
REM-related obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Materials
and Methods: A total of 427 cases [332 males (77.4%)
and 95 females (22.6%)] with definitive obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
diagnosis with polysomnography records were included into the study.
Results: Of all
the cases, 108 (25.3%) were REM-related sleep respiratory disorder. There was
no difference between the two groups with regard to age and sex. However, the
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome group non-related to REM demonstrated a more
severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and a longer neck circumference.
Superficial sleep was longer in the REM non-related group, while deep
refreshing sleep (Non-REM 3) was longer in the REM-related group. The subgroup
analysis of the REM-related group with regard to sex revealed a higher body
mass index in the female subgroup.
Conclusion:
REM-related sleep respiratory disorder is more often in mild-to-moderate
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome cases, the male/female ratio of REM-related
sleep respiratory disorder is not different from the obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome prevalence in the community.
Key
Words: REM, gender, obstructive sleep apnea.
Received: 10/06/2011 - Accepted: 10/11/2011
Address for Correspondence:
Dr.
Hüseyin LAKADAMYALI,
Başkent
Üniversitesi Alanya Uygulama ve
Araştırma
Merkezi,
Göğüs
Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı,
ANTALYA
- TURKEY
e-mail: lakadamyali@mynet.com
