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BALTIMORE – An 8-year cohort study has found that patients with who are prone to worsening of hypoxemia at night have a heightened risk of developing metabolic syndrome, an investigator reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
“Considering that we have a very high prevalence of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general population, this is a very important finding because it indicates that we need some clinical options of treating OSA in those that have metabolic syndrome to decrease the risk of morbidity and mortality and cardiac events in these patients,” said Camila Hirotsu, PhD, of the Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Dr. Hirotsu presented 8-year follow-up results of the EPISONO cohort, an observational prospective study conducted in Brazil, the goal of which was to evaluate the how OSA can impact the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) the general population. MetS is defined as a cluster of three or more cardiovascular metabolic components: low HDL levels, high glucose and triglycerides, hypertension and abdominal obesity. Dr. Hirotsu said that 50%-60% of MetS patients have OSA (PLoS One 2010;5:e12065).
The study enrolled 1,074 patients at baseline, closing enrollment in 2008, and obtained follow-up on 712, evaluated from July 2015 to April 2016. After exclusions, the study evaluated 476 patients who were free of MetS at baseline. Of those 476, 44% went on to develop MetS.
Median age of patients who developed MetS was 40.8 years vs. 36.1 for those who did not. Patients who developed MetS also had a higher body mass index, but were not obese: 26.9 kg/m2 vs. 23.8 kg/m2. Patients were evaluated by completing questionnaires, undergoing full polysomnography, and having clinical assessments.
Patients with moderate to severe OSA were found to have an odds ratio of 2.47 (P = .016) of developing incident MetS, Dr. Hirotsu said. Rates of moderate to severe OSA were 21.3% for the group that developed MetS vs. 9% for the non-MetS group, said Dr. Hirotsu.
The study determined that the following sleep changes were associated with incident MetS: apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (OR 1.16); 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) (OR 1.24); and time with oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter (SpO2) less than 90% (OR 1.42).
“Moderate to severe OSA at baseline and worsening of nocturnal hyperemia from baseline to follow-up are really independent risk factors to increase the incidence of MetS in the general population,” Dr. Hirotsu said.
A secondary aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of MetS on the risk of developing OSA in the general population. “It seems that MetS is not really an independent risk factor for OSA.”
Dr. Hirotsu reported having no conflicts of interest.
BALTIMORE – An 8-year cohort study has found that patients with who are prone to worsening of hypoxemia at night have a heightened risk of developing metabolic syndrome, an investigator reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
“Considering that we have a very high prevalence of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general population, this is a very important finding because it indicates that we need some clinical options of treating OSA in those that have metabolic syndrome to decrease the risk of morbidity and mortality and cardiac events in these patients,” said Camila Hirotsu, PhD, of the Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Dr. Hirotsu presented 8-year follow-up results of the EPISONO cohort, an observational prospective study conducted in Brazil, the goal of which was to evaluate the how OSA can impact the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) the general population. MetS is defined as a cluster of three or more cardiovascular metabolic components: low HDL levels, high glucose and triglycerides, hypertension and abdominal obesity. Dr. Hirotsu said that 50%-60% of MetS patients have OSA (PLoS One 2010;5:e12065).
The study enrolled 1,074 patients at baseline, closing enrollment in 2008, and obtained follow-up on 712, evaluated from July 2015 to April 2016. After exclusions, the study evaluated 476 patients who were free of MetS at baseline. Of those 476, 44% went on to develop MetS.
Median age of patients who developed MetS was 40.8 years vs. 36.1 for those who did not. Patients who developed MetS also had a higher body mass index, but were not obese: 26.9 kg/m2 vs. 23.8 kg/m2. Patients were evaluated by completing questionnaires, undergoing full polysomnography, and having clinical assessments.
Patients with moderate to severe OSA were found to have an odds ratio of 2.47 (P = .016) of developing incident MetS, Dr. Hirotsu said. Rates of moderate to severe OSA were 21.3% for the group that developed MetS vs. 9% for the non-MetS group, said Dr. Hirotsu.
The study determined that the following sleep changes were associated with incident MetS: apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (OR 1.16); 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) (OR 1.24); and time with oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter (SpO2) less than 90% (OR 1.42).
“Moderate to severe OSA at baseline and worsening of nocturnal hyperemia from baseline to follow-up are really independent risk factors to increase the incidence of MetS in the general population,” Dr. Hirotsu said.
A secondary aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of MetS on the risk of developing OSA in the general population. “It seems that MetS is not really an independent risk factor for OSA.”
Dr. Hirotsu reported having no conflicts of interest.
BALTIMORE – An 8-year cohort study has found that patients with who are prone to worsening of hypoxemia at night have a heightened risk of developing metabolic syndrome, an investigator reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies
“Considering that we have a very high prevalence of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general population, this is a very important finding because it indicates that we need some clinical options of treating OSA in those that have metabolic syndrome to decrease the risk of morbidity and mortality and cardiac events in these patients,” said Camila Hirotsu, PhD, of the Federal University of São Paulo (Brazil).
Dr. Hirotsu presented 8-year follow-up results of the EPISONO cohort, an observational prospective study conducted in Brazil, the goal of which was to evaluate the how OSA can impact the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) the general population. MetS is defined as a cluster of three or more cardiovascular metabolic components: low HDL levels, high glucose and triglycerides, hypertension and abdominal obesity. Dr. Hirotsu said that 50%-60% of MetS patients have OSA (PLoS One 2010;5:e12065).
The study enrolled 1,074 patients at baseline, closing enrollment in 2008, and obtained follow-up on 712, evaluated from July 2015 to April 2016. After exclusions, the study evaluated 476 patients who were free of MetS at baseline. Of those 476, 44% went on to develop MetS.
Median age of patients who developed MetS was 40.8 years vs. 36.1 for those who did not. Patients who developed MetS also had a higher body mass index, but were not obese: 26.9 kg/m2 vs. 23.8 kg/m2. Patients were evaluated by completing questionnaires, undergoing full polysomnography, and having clinical assessments.
Patients with moderate to severe OSA were found to have an odds ratio of 2.47 (P = .016) of developing incident MetS, Dr. Hirotsu said. Rates of moderate to severe OSA were 21.3% for the group that developed MetS vs. 9% for the non-MetS group, said Dr. Hirotsu.
The study determined that the following sleep changes were associated with incident MetS: apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (OR 1.16); 3% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) (OR 1.24); and time with oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter (SpO2) less than 90% (OR 1.42).
“Moderate to severe OSA at baseline and worsening of nocturnal hyperemia from baseline to follow-up are really independent risk factors to increase the incidence of MetS in the general population,” Dr. Hirotsu said.
A secondary aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of MetS on the risk of developing OSA in the general population. “It seems that MetS is not really an independent risk factor for OSA.”
Dr. Hirotsu reported having no conflicts of interest.
REPORTING FROM SLEEP 2018
Key clinical point: Obstructive sleep apnea may raise the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Major finding: Rates of moderate to severe OSA were 21.3% in the MetS group vs. 9% in the non-MetS group.
Study details: Observational, prospective cohort study of 476 patients with OSA who were free of MetS at enrollment in 2008.
Disclosures: Dr. Hirotsu and coauthors reported no financial relationships. The São Paulo Research Foundation, Association Research Incentive Fund and Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development funded the study.