Cephalometric and anthropometric data of obstructive apnea in different age groups

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Silva, Benedito Borges da¹  Moita Neto, José Machado²  Borges, Paulo de Tarso Moura³ 

[1] Clínica Paulo Borges, Teresina, Brazil;Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Brazil

关键词: Sleep apnea syndromes;    Cephalometry;    Body mass index;    Anthropometry;    Cervical rib;    Obesity.;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.06.001

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome usually present with changes in upper airway morphology and/or body fat distribution, which may occur throughout life and increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with age.Objective:To correlate cephalometric and anthropometric measures with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome severity in different age groups.Methods:A retrospective study of cephalometric and anthropometric measures of 102 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was analyzed. Patients were divided into three age groups (≥20 and <40 years, ≥40 and <60 years, and ≥60 years). Pearson's correlation was performed for these measures with the apnea-hypopnea index in the full sample, and subsequently by age group.Results:The cephalometric measures MP-H (distance between the mandibular plane and the hyoid bone) and PNS-P (distance between the posterior nasal spine and the tip of the soft palate) and the neck and waist circumferences showed a statistically significant correlation with apnea-hypopnea index in both the full sample and in the ≥40 and <60 years age group. These variables did not show any significant correlation with the other two age groups (<40 and ≥60 years).Conclusion:Cephalometric measurements MP-H and PNS-P and cervical and waist circumfer- ences correlated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome severity in patients in the ≥40 and <60 age group.

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