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Abstract
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of high-risk OSA among people diagnosed with psoriasis and to investigate relationships between the risk of OSA and the characteristics of psoriasis.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted after the approval of the review board during February 2023 and February 2024. Inclusion criteria were psoriasis patients aged ≥ 18 years who visited the dermatologic clinic, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand. Demographic data, anthropometric measurements, underlying conditions, types of psoriasis, Psoriasis Area and Severity Index scores, disease duration, percentage of body surface area involvement, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and STOP-Bang questionnaire were collected. Patients who were unable to answer these questionnaires were excluded.
Results: Of the 200 participants (106 men, 94 women), 108 patients (54%) were identified as high-risk for OSA; of them, 70 were men (64.8%) and 38 were women (35.2%). Within this group, statistically significant differences were observed in male (p < 0.001), age (p = 0.02), and the presence of hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. Both BMI and an ESS score > 10 were also significantly elevated in the high-risk group (p < 0.05). However, no significant correlations were detected between various characteristics of psoriasis and the risk of OSA. Only male sex [adjusted odd ratios (OR) = 3.51], HT (OR = 2.87), and an ESS score > 10 (OR = 4.13), showed statistically significant associations with an increased risk of OSA (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Psoriasis patients had a higher prevalence of high-risk OSA compared to the general Thai population. This underscores the importance of screening individuals with psoriasis, particularly those exhibiting concurrent HT, male sex, and EDS, for OSA.
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The journal Sleep and Breathing aims to reflect the state of the art in the international science and practice of sleep medicine. The journal is based on the recognition that management of sleep disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach and diverse perspectives. The initial focus of Sleep and Breathing is on timely and original studies that collect, intervene, or otherwise inform all clinicians and scientists in medicine, dentistry and oral surgery, otolaryngology, and epidemiology on the management of the upper airway during sleep.
Furthermore, Sleep and Breathing endeavors to bring readers cutting edge information about all evolving aspects of common sleep disorders or disruptions, such as insomnia and shift work. The journal includes not only patient studies, but also studies that emphasize the principles of physiology and pathophysiology or illustrate potentially novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the journal features articles that describe patient-oriented and cost-benefit health outcomes research. Thus, with peer review by an international Editorial Board and prompt English-language publication, Sleep and Breathing provides rapid dissemination of clinical and clinically related scientific information. But it also does more: it is dedicated to making the most important developments in sleep disordered breathing easily accessible to clinicians who are treating sleep apnea by presenting well-chosen, well-written, and highly organized information that is useful for patient care.