TY - JOUR T1 - The evaluation of risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in individuals with dysglycaemia JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P3841 AU - Otilia Nita AU - Lidia Iuliana Graur AU - Dana Stefana Popescu AU - Alina Delia Popa AU - Daniela Boisteanu AU - Mariana Graur Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3841.abstract N2 - Introduction. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is known to be higher in individuals with prediabetes and diabetes mellitus.Aims and objectives. This study aims to evaluate the risk of OSAS in individuals with dysglycaemia, comparative with those with normal glucose tolerance, in a rural population, and to find out whether those with prediabetes or diabetes have a higher risk of OSAS.Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a sample of 254 men and women, aged >18 years, from a rural population. Dysglycaemia was evaluated by fasting plasma glucose-FPG and performing an oral glucose tolerance test-OGTT in all individuals without diabetes and by determining glycated haemoglobin-HbA1c. WHO (1999) criteria for diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes and American Diabetes Association recommendations for HbA1c diagnostic values were used. The risk of OSAS was assessed using Berlin Questionnaire.Results. We found that a statistically higher percentage of those with diabetes and prediabetes, diagnosed by HbA1c (66,7% and 32,8% respectively) and by OGTT (57,1% and 30,3% respectively) had a high risk of OSAS (p=0,001 and p=0,022, respectively) as compared to those with normal glucose tolerance (27,5% and 31,3% respectively). When assessing dysglycaemia by FPG, our results showed no statistically significant differences in what concerns the risk of OSAS between the two categories, normoglycaemia and dysglycaemia (p=0,051).Conclusions. The evaluation of risk of OSAS should be performed in individuals with prediabetes and diabetes, thus allowing the identification of individuals who should be referred to a sleep center. ER -