The Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:329例老年人睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的临床分析
- Author:
Guoqing HUANG
;
Liuying FU
;
Yu YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sleep apnea syndrome;
Apnea/hyponea index;
Aged
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2000;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical characteristics of elderly sleep apnea syndrome (ASA). Methods 329 SAS patients diagnosed by 7-hour polysomnography(PSG) were classified into the aged and the middle aged groups. Results Both the body mass index(BMI) and neck circumference were significantly lower in the aged group than those in the middle aged group(P
