ERJ
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Permissions
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Sampol, G
Right arrow Articles by Morell, F
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Sampol, G
Right arrow Articles by Morell, F
Eur Respir J 1998; 12: 1156-1159
Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 1998

Original Articles

Long-term efficacy of dietary weight loss in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

G Sampol, X Munoz, MT Sagales, S Marti, A Roca, M Dolors de la Calzada, P Lloberes, and F Morell

Weight loss is associated with clinical improvement in sleep apnoea/ hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS). The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the therapeutic efficacy of dietary weight loss is maintained in the long-term. From a total of 216 overweight SAHS patients treated by only a weight reduction programme, 24 cured by this method (apnoea/hypopnoea index (AHI) at diagnosis 443+/-27.8, after weight loss 3+/-3.1) were re-evaluated after a mean (+/-SD) period of 94.3+/-27.4 months post-cure. No correlation was found between changes in AHI and body mass index experienced by each patient in the two phases of the study (diagnosis to cure and cure to long-term follow-up), r=0.29, p=0.156, demonstrating a marked intra-individual variability. Six of the 13 patients who maintained their weight presented recurrence of SAHS (AHI 40.5+/-24.1) as did eight of the 11 who had regained weight (AHI 44.3+/-23.). Weight maintenance was more frequent among patients who had continued to attend periodic appointments, 10/11 versus 3/13 (p<0.001). In conclusion, weight-loss efficacy is maintained in the long-term in some sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome patients. This study indicates the need for periodic follow-up of these patients as a reinforcement for weight maintenance and for early detection of the reappearance of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ThoraxHome page
B. Lam, K. Sam, W. Y. Mok, M. T. Cheung, D. Y. Fong, J. C. Lam, D. C. Lam, L. Y. Yam, and M. S. lp
Randomised study of three non-surgical treatments in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea
Thorax, April 1, 2007; 62(4): 354 - 359.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Intern MedHome page
A. B. Newman, G. Foster, R. Givelber, F. J. Nieto, S. Redline, and T. Young
Progression and Regression of Sleep-Disordered Breathing With Changes in Weight: The Sleep Heart Health Study
Arch Intern Med, November 14, 2005; 165(20): 2408 - 2413.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ChestHome page
T. Verse
Bariatric Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Chest, August 1, 2005; 128(2): 485 - 487.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 CROBMHome page
A. Hoekema, B. Stegenga, and L.G.M. de Bont
EFFICACY AND CO-MORBIDITY OF ORAL APPLIANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, May 1, 2004; 15(3): 137 - 155.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Eur Respir JHome page
S. Marti, G. Sampol, X. Munoz, F. Torres, A. Roca, P. Lloberes, T. Sagales, P. Quesada, and F. Morell
Mortality in severe sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome patients: impact of treatment
Eur. Respir. J., December 1, 2002; 20(6): 1511 - 1518.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1998 by the European Respiratory Society.