Uncontrolled blood pressure and risk of sleep apnea among blacks: findings from the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome (MetSO) study

Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is linked to increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, few studies have assessed the impact of this relationship among blacks with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Data for this study were collected from 1035 blacks (mean age=62±13 years) enrolled in the Me...

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Published in:Journal of human hypertension 2016-03, Vol.30 (3), p.149-152
Main Authors: Seixas, A, Ravenell, J, Williams, N J, Williams, S K, Zizi, F, Ogedegbe, G, Jean-Louis, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Apnea
Blood Pressure
Care and treatment
Cohort Studies
Complications and side effects
Coronary artery disease
Diabetes mellitus
Dyslipidemia
Female
Heart diseases
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Male
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Middle Aged
New York - epidemiology
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Sleep
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - ethnology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - etiology
Sleep disorders
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Summary:Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is linked to increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, few studies have assessed the impact of this relationship among blacks with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Data for this study were collected from 1035 blacks (mean age=62±13 years) enrolled in the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome study. Patients with a score ⩾6 on the Apnea Risk Evaluation System were considered at risk for OSA. Of the sample, 77.1% were low-to-high OSA risk and 92.3% were hypertensive, of which 16.8% had uncontrolled BP levels. Analysis also showed that 60.4% were diabetic, 8.9% had a stroke history, 74.3% had dyslipidemia, 69.8% were obese and 30.9% had a history of heart disease. Logistic regression analyses were employed to investigate associations between uncontrolled BP and OSA risk, while adjusting for known covariates. Findings showed that uncontrolled BP independently increased the odds of OSA risk twofold (odds ratio=2.02, 95% confidence interval=1.18-3.48, P
ISSN:0950-9240
1476-5527
DOI:10.1038/jhh.2015.78