학술논문
Lumbar spine abnormalities in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Previous studies suggested cervical spondylosis as a risk factor for development of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We aimed to assess lumbar disc degeneration in patients with OSA and correlate the findings with symptoms and disease severity. Twenty-seven patients with OSA and 29 non-OSA controls underwent sleep studies and lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the 24-item Roland‐Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) questionnaires. Plasma klotho was determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Patients with OSA had higher number of disc bulges (4.6 ± 3.7 vs. 1.7 ± 2.5, p 0.05). Markers of OSA severity, including the oxygen desaturation index and percentage of total sleep time spent with saturation