title: [Clinical picture in sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the clinical picture of patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). The study group consisted of 54 patients (51 men, 3 women) mean age 49.7 +/- 8.7 years, mean body mass index (BMI) 33.1 +/- 5.8. In all cases polisomnography confirmed the diagnosis of SAS. Mean apnea and hypopnea index (AHI) was 66.6 +/- 30.7 and mean minimum arterial blood oxygen saturation was 67.57 +/- 11.58%. It allowed us to qualify 69.4% of patients to the group with a severe SAS. Snoring (93%), apneas (83%), excessive daytime sleepiness (80%), morning weakness (81%), nycturia (66%) were the most common symptoms. The most frequently accompanying diseases in patients with SAS were overweight (89%), depression (67%), arterial hypertension (51%), impaired glucose tolerance (41%).
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Pneumonologii, Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tazbirek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ograbek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pierzchała
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*