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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2019

The Impact of Antidepressants on the Risk of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan.

Ching-En Lin, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Li-Fen Chen, Wu-Chien Chien, Po-Han Chou

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ching-En LinDepartment of Psychiatry, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taiwan.
Chi-Hsiang ChungDepartment of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Li-Fen ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan.
Wu-Chien ChienGraduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Han ChouDepartment of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWHualien Armed Forces General Hospital · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTzu Chi University · TW

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objectivesThe association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been reported inconsistently, and the association between antidepressant use and the risk of developing OSA in patients with PTSD has not been previously studied. Therefore, we used the Longitudinal National Health Insurance Database (LHID) to investigate the impact of PTSD and antidepressant use on the risk of OSA development.

methodsIdentified from the LHID, 2,316 individuals aged ≥ 18 years with PTSD, but with no history of OSA, and 23,160 control individuals matched for age, sex, obesity and index date were enrolled between 2000 and 2015 and followed up until the end of 2015 to identify the development of OSA. A two-tailed Bonferroni-corrected P < .00038 (.05/13) was considered statistically significant as we examined 13 antidepressants.

resultsIndividuals with PTSD had increased risk of developing OSA (adjusted hazard ratio 4.672, 95% confidence interval 2.246-9.787, P < .001) after adjusting for demographic data, medical comorbidities, and medication. Treatment with antidepressants was not significantly associated with an increased risk of developing OSA compared to no antidepressant treatment.

conclusionsAsian patients with PTSD had increased risk of developing OSA, and treatment with antidepressants did not play a key role in increasing the risk of OSA development. Further studies are required to investigate the underlying mechanisms of PTSD and the roles of antidepressants on the risk of developing OSA. CITATION: Lin C-E, Chung C-H, Chen L-F, Chien W-C, Chou P-H. The impact of antidepressants on the risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea in posttraumatic stress disorder: a nationwide cohort study in taiwan. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(9):1233-1241.

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AdultAntidepressive AgentsCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTaiwanAntidepressive Agentsantidepressantsobstructive sleep apneaposttraumatic stress disordersleep-disordered breathing

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