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Year : 2014  |  Volume : 55  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 469-473

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


1 Department of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
2 Department of Chemical Pathology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

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Source of Support: he Authors gratefully acknowledge the fi nancial support received from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria through Senate Research Grant LAU/ SRG/13/001,, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.144698

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Background: 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). Materials and Methods: 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. Results: 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/m [2] . The frequency of occurrence of snoring was 91 (44.2%) including 50 males (54.9% and 41 females (37.3 %, P <0.05). Using the Berlin score, 63 (30.6%) including 34 females (30.9%) were assessed to be at high risk for OSA. Snorers were more likely to be at higher risk of OSA compared to non snorers: odd risk was 113.8, relative risk was 3.3. Snoring was most likely to be associated with obesity, elevated blood pressure and male gender in this study. Conclusion: We concluded that snoring and high risk for sleep apnoea is common among this unselected University population and they are closely related to many conventional cardiovascular risk factors. Appropriate interventional strategies are indicated to reduce the burden of the increased morbidity and mortality associated with sleep apnoea in our population.


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