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Determinants of patients at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea in a primary care clinic

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dc.contributor.authorMohd Radzniwan A Rashiden_US
dc.contributor.authorSaharuddin Ahmaden_US
dc.contributor.authorAida Jaffaren_US
dc.contributor.authorFairuz Alien_US
dc.contributor.authorNorliza Paidien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T06:37:13Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T06:37:13Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with multiple medical and psychosocial impacts. Current evidence on individuals at risk of developing OSA in Malaysia particularly at primary care setting is scarce. This study aimed to determine the magnitude of patients at risk of developing OSA attended an suburban primary care clinic and associated factors in southern Malaysia. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study of adults≥ 18-year old using systematic random sampling. Berlin Questionnaire was used to determine the risk of developing OSA. Respondent’s socio-demographic characteristics and clinical parameters including body mass index, weight, blood pressure, neck and waist circumference were obtained. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: Out of 160 participants, 65.6% were females with the median (IQR) age of 55.6 (27.75) years and 81.9% were obese. Self-reported hypertension and diabetes was 55.6% and 35.60% respectively. One-fifths (19.4%) had high risk of developing OSA. Regarding symptoms described in the Berlin questionnaire, 37.5% reported snoring and 10.6% had excessive daytime sleepiness. The risk of developing OSA is associated with gender (p= 0.008), neck circumference (p= 0.010) and diastolic blood pressure (p= 0.015). Multivariate logistic regression found the only factor significantly associated with at high risk of developing OSA is diastolic blood pressure (p= 0.031).en_US
dc.identifier.citationRashid, R.; Ahmad, S.; Jaffar, A.; Ali, F.; Paidi, N. Determinants of patients at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea in a primary care clinic. Res. Updates Med. Sci. 2014, 2, 70–74.en_US
dc.identifier.epage74
dc.identifier.issn2952-8127
dc.identifier.spage70
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/7366
dc.identifier.volume2
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHilaris Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofResearch and Reports in Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of patients at risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea in a primary care clinicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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