Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its association with age and body mass index: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bhaskar ThakurMona PathakPratima SinghPrasanta PadhanPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2021)
Prevalence of OSA among the RA cohort was 29.8% with significant heterogeneity. However, the prevalence was 45.3% when studies were restricted to the OSA diagnosis based on the Berlin questionnaire with very low heterogeneity. Higher BMI is the principal risk factor of OSA development in RA. Hence, controlling BMI could be a preventive strategy for OSA among RA patients.
Keyphrases
- obstructive sleep apnea
- body mass index
- risk factors
- positive airway pressure
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- sleep apnea
- disease activity
- ejection fraction
- single cell
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported
- cross sectional
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- prognostic factors
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis