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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2019

Aging effect on sleepiness and apneas severity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis study.

Giannicola Iannella, Claudio Vicini, Andrea Colizza, Giuseppe Meccariello, Antonella Polimeni, Antonio Greco, Marco de Vincentiis, Andrea de Vito, Giovanni Cammaroto, Riccardo Gobbi and 7 more

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Olfactory function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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  11. Symptom subtype progression in obstructive sleep apnea over 5 years.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024
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  19. Anxiety, depression and sleepiness in OSA patients treated with barbed reposition pharyngoplasty: a prospective study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giannicola IannellaDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy. giannicolaiannella@hotmail.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1781-2809
Claudio ViciniDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Andrea ColizzaDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe MeccarielloDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Antonella PolimeniDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, University "Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Antonio GrecoDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Marco de VincentiisDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Andrea de VitoDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Giovanni CammarotoDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Riccardo GobbiDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Chiara BelliniDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Elisabetta FirinuDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Stefano PelucchiDepartment ENT and Audiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Giampiero GulottaDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Irene Claudia ViscontiDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Milena di LucaDepartment of ENT, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe MagliuloDepartment of 'Organi Di Senso', University "Sapienza", Via Satrico 7, 00183, Rome, Italy.
Ospedale G.B. Morgagni - L.Pierantoni · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Catania · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDifferent authors have reported that aging could be associated with changes in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) related parameters (apnea/hypopnea index, SpO

methodsIn this paper, we reviewed the literature regarding the studies which compared older (> 65 years old) and young (< 65 years old) OSA patients regarding the effect of aging on daytime sleepiness (ESS evaluation) and OSA severity (AHI evaluation). A meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of age on daytime sleepiness and OSAS severity was also performed to corroborate previously reported experience.

resultsMeta-analysis showed no statistical (p = 0.8) differences regarding AHI differences emerged from the comparison of the two groups of patients. Elderly patients (> 65 years old) showed less daytime sleepiness, showing a statistical difference in the meta-analysis of data (p = 0.004)

conclusionAlthough a direct correlation between aging and AHI values would seem to be present, no significant differences in baseline AHI between young (< 65-years-old) and elderly (> 65-years-old) patients emerged in this meta-analysis study. The effects of OSAS on daytime sleepiness seem to be much more prominent in young or middle-aged patients than in elderly patients.

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAgingDisorders of Excessive SomnolenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnographySleepSleep Apnea, ObstructiveSleep Apnea SyndromesSleep StagesAgingElderlyEpworth scaleOSASleep apnea

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