Characteristics of patients with positional OSA according to ethnicity and the identification of a novel phenotype-lateral positional patients: a Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study

We investigated the characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) positional patients' (PP) phenotypes among different ethnic groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) dataset. Moreover, we hypothesized the existence of a new OSA PP phenotype we coined "Lateral PP,"...

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Published in:Journal of clinical sleep medicine 2023-03, Vol.19 (3), p.529-538
Main Authors: Ben Sason, Yuval, Oksenberg, Arie, Sobel, Jonathan A, Behar, Joachim A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ethnicity
Female
Humans
Male
Polysomnography
Scientific Investigations
Sleep
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Supine Position
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Summary:We investigated the characteristics of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) positional patients' (PP) phenotypes among different ethnic groups in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) dataset. Moreover, we hypothesized the existence of a new OSA PP phenotype we coined "Lateral PP," for whom the lateral apnea-hypopnea index is at least double the supine apnea-hypopnea index. From 2,273 adults with sleep information, we analyzed data of 1,323 participants who slept more than 4 hours and had at least 30 minutes of sleep in both the supine and the nonsupine positions. Demographics and clinical information were compared for the different PP and ethnic groups. 861 (65.1%) patients had OSA, and 35 (4.1%) were Lateral PP. Lateral PP patients were mainly females (62.9%), obese (median body mass index: 31.4 kg/m ), had mild-moderate OSA (94.3%), and mostly were non-Chinese American (97.1%). Among all patients with OSA, 550 (63.9%) were Supine PP and 17.7% were supine-isolated OSA. Supine PP and Lateral PP were present in 73.1% and 1.0% of Chinese Americans, 61.0% and 3.4% of Hispanics, 68.3% and 4.7% of White/Caucasian, and 56.2% and 5.2% of Black/African-American patients with OSA. Chinese Americans have the highest prevalence of Supine PP, whereas Black/African-American patients lean toward less Supine PP and higher Lateral PP. Lateral PP appears to be a novel OSA phenotype. However, Lateral PP was observed in a small group of patients with OSA and thus its existence should be further validated. Ben Sason Y, Oksenberg A, Sobel JA, Behar JA. Characteristics of patients with positional OSA according to ethnicity and the identification of a novel phenotype-lateral positional patients: a Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study. . 2023;19(3):529-538.
ISSN:1550-9389
1550-9397
DOI:10.5664/jcsm.10382