TY - JOUR T1 - Excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with metabolic syndrome JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 44 IS - Suppl 58 SP - P2200 AU - Adel Salah Bediwy AU - Amr M. El-Sherbini AU - Nashwa Noor Y1 - 2014/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P2200.abstract N2 - Background: Metabolic syndrome is a medical disorder that predispose to cardiovascular diseases. Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common finding in patients with metabolic syndrome. Aim: To assess the presence of EDS in subjects with metabolic syndrome and to find its correlations with apnea hypopnea index (AHI), Hamilton depression rating score (HDRS), body mass index (BMI), age and fasting plasma glucose (FPG). Method: 76 patients with metabolic syndrome were evaluated for EDS by Epworth sleepiness score (ESS) and for sleep apnea by polysomnography. Results: 22 subjects (28.9%) had EDS, 37 subjects (48.7%) had sleep apnea and 35 subjects (46.05%) had depression. ESS showed no significant correlation with AHI while it showed significant positive correlations with each of HDRS, BMI, age and FPG. Conclusions: Other explanations of EDS in subjects with metabolic syndrome can be related to obesity, depression, or diabetes rather than to sleep apnea. Subjects with metabolic syndrome should be screened for sleep apnea regardless of EDS. ER -