Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease Risks among Haitian Medical Students.

Journal of sleep disorders & therapy Pub Date : 2017-04-01 Epub Date: 2017-04-25 DOI:10.4172/2167-0277.1000264
Diana M Rosenthal, Donaldson F Conserve, Dodley Severe, Michaele A Gedeon, Ferdinand Zizi, Georges Casimir, Samy I McFarlane, Girardin Jean-Louis
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Sleep apnea is a prevalent sleep disorder that disproportionately affects blacks and has been previously studied among Caribbean-born blacks in Brooklyn, New York, but there has been negligible research in the Caribbean, specifically Haiti, and developing countries on this pressing health issue. A total of 373 medical students (mean age=20.6 years ± 2.3 years) from a medical school in Haiti participated in this study. Participants were administered a questionnaire assessing their sleep health and cardiovascular outcomes. The rate of sleep apnea symptoms was: snoring (13.2%), excessive daytime sleepiness (73.7%), and difficulty maintaining sleep (25.3%). Many reported falling asleep while watching television (68.2%) or while driving (7.8%). Based on logistic regression analysis, reported nocturnal breathing pauses was the most important predictor of the likelihood of reporting a history of cardiac disease (14.96; 95% CI=1.27-76.07). Findings suggest that more aggressive effort should be made to increase screening of sleep apnea among Haitians, thereby increasing the likelihood for early detection and treatment to reduce sleep-related risk of cardiovascular disease.

海地医科学生睡眠呼吸暂停症状与心血管疾病风险
睡眠呼吸暂停是一种普遍的睡眠障碍,对黑人的影响尤为严重,此前曾在纽约布鲁克林的加勒比裔黑人中进行过研究,但在加勒比地区,特别是海地和发展中国家,对这一紧迫的健康问题的研究几乎可以忽略不计。海地一所医学院医学生373人(平均年龄20.6±2.3岁)参与本研究。研究人员对参与者进行了一份问卷调查,评估他们的睡眠健康和心血管状况。出现睡眠呼吸暂停症状的比例为:打鼾(13.2%)、白天嗜睡(73.7%)、睡眠维持困难(25.3%)。许多人报告在看电视(68.2%)或开车(7.8%)时睡着。根据logistic回归分析,报告的夜间呼吸暂停是报告心脏病史可能性的最重要预测因子(14.96;95% CI = 1.27 - -76.07)。研究结果表明,应作出更积极的努力,增加对海地人睡眠呼吸暂停的筛查,从而增加早期发现和治疗的可能性,以减少与睡眠相关的心血管疾病风险。
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