Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in aged vs younger patients
- VernacularTitle:老年OSAHS患者多导睡眠监测结果分析及临床意义
- Author:
Bing LI
;
Feng ZHANG
;
Lin YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
aged;
obstruction sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome;
polysomnography
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2003;0(20):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in the aged. Methods Forty-two over 60 patients with obstruction sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG) and 42 matched but less than 60 years OSAHS patients were selected, who were admitted to our hospital from February 2003 to December 2005. The clinical presentations and the results of PSG monitoring were analyzed between the two groups. Results The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and microarousal index (MAI) in the aged group were significantly lower than that in the younger group (P0.05). The number of severe OSAHS in the aged group was less than in the younger group (P
