TY - JOUR T1 - A six-year sleep lab experience in an Egyptian university hospital: A retrospective study JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 42 IS - Suppl 57 SP - P2589 AU - Maha Yousif AU - Rana El-Helbawy Y1 - 2013/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P2589.abstract N2 - Background: There are few published reports of comprehensive sleep architecture and respiratory event data from polysomnography (PSG) using standard scoring criteria for patients in Egypt.Aim: to study anthropomorphic and PSG (including sleep architecture and respiratory event data) characteristics in local patients undergoing evaluation for suspected sleep disorders.Patients and methods: all patients' polysomnographic records and sleep questionnaires were reviewed from November 2006: November 2012 at the Minoufiya University Hospital Sleep Disorders Unit.Results: 421 patients were recruited 229 males (54.4%); Most of the patients were referred by a chest physician (81%). The most common symptoms were snoring (84.6%), witnessed apneas (78.6%), insomnia (70.9%) and the least was parasomnia (15.4%). 337 patients were diagnosed as having obstructive sleep apnea OSA (80%) of them, 70 (21%) had mild OSA, 75 (22%) had moderate OSA and 192 (57%) had severe OSA, The most common diseases accompanying OSA were: systemic hypertension (77%), diabetes (63%), and COPD (57%), coronary heart disease (49%). Majority of OSA patients (71%) were obese (body mass index BMI > 30 kg/m2), 21% were over- weight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2). Only 8% had normal body weight (BMI 20-25 kg/m2).Conclusions: OSA is common among Egyptian patients with HTN, diabetes, IHD and COPD especially snorers, obese and overweight patients. ER -