Apnea-hypopnea index and the polysomnographic risk factors for predicting 5- to 8-year mortality in patients with OSA.

Yelda Varol Zeynep Zeren Uçar Hoşgör Burcu Oktay Arslan Işıl Karasu

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2023)

The study findings suggest that not AHI but PSG parameters of hypoxia, mainly T90, having cardiovascular comorbidity, and %REM sleep were significant risk factors for all-cause mortality in patients with OSA. The association of OSA, hypoxia, and mortality is an area that deserves further study.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes