title: Prevalence of sleep-related respiratory disorders in 101 schizophrenic inpatients.
abstract: We studied the prevalence of sleep-related respiratory disorders (SRRD) in 101 schizophrenic inpatients (64 men and 37 women) and in 48 healthy volunteers (control group: 22 men and 26 women) using ambulatory pulse-oximetric devices. Those with a desaturation index (DI) > or = 5 were classified as having SRRD. The prevalence of SRRD in the schizophrenic patients (men 21.9%, women 13.5%) was not higher than that in the control group (men 30.7%, women 13.6%). Gender difference in the prevalence of SRRD was not observed in schizophrenic group. This was probably because the schizophrenic women took an increased amount of sleeping pills. Neuroleptics were shown to be least effected on SRRD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hishikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010092:Oximetry; D010343:Patient Admission; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives