睡眠障害と治療のジャーナル
オープンアクセス

概要

This Nested Case-Control Study Revealed That Patients With Obesity Experienced More Severe OSA Than Did Those With NASD

Hsiu-Chen Tai*, Shi-Hao Huang, Yao-Ching Huang, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Chien-An Sun, Nian-Sheng Tzeng and Wu-Chien Chien

Objectives: To compare whether nonapnea sleep disorders (NASDs) or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)are associated with an increased risk of obesity.

Methods: From January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2015, we identified 24 363 patients with obesity from the 2005 Longitudinal Health Insurance Database, which is part of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database; 97 452 patients without obesity were also identified from the same database. The age, sex, and index date were matched. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the previous exposure risk of patients with obesity and NASD or OSA. A P value of