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ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024

The role of upper airway and facial skeleton anatomy in the evolution of obstructive sleep apnea: an 8-year follow-up.

Aline Bruno Figueiredo Nicolau, Débora Bruno Figueiredo, Renato Stefanini, Tatiana de Aguiar Vidigal, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt, Monica Levy Andersen, Sergio Tufik, Fernanda Louise Martinho Haddad

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Aline Bruno Figueiredo NicolauDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. alinebrunofigueiredo@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4477-0491
Débora Bruno FigueiredoDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Renato StefaniniDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Tatiana de Aguiar VidigalDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Lia Rita Azeredo BittencourtDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Monica Levy AndersenDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sergio TufikDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda Louise Martinho HaddadDepartamento de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the role of anatomic alterations of the upper airway and facial skeleton in the evolution of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a prospective population-based study with an 8-year follow-up.

methodsThis was a population-based, longitudinal, prospective study, which took place from 2007 to 2015 at the Instituto do Sono, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2007, type I polysomnography (PSG), otorhinolaryngological examination, and collection of anthropometric measurements of all volunteers were performed. Volunteers were classified according to their anatomical features of the upper airway and facial skeleton. After 8 years, volunteers were invited for reevaluation. The relationship between anatomical characteristics and polysomnographic evolution was evaluated.

resultsThe study included 554 patients. After 8 years of follow-up, there was an increase in neck circumference and body mass index of the participants. There was a worsening in all polysomnographic parameters analyzed, with an increase in the apnea-hypopnea index, a decrease in minimum saturation values, and an increase in the percentage of sleep time with peripheral oxyhemoglobin saturation <90%. There was no statistical relationship between the anatomical findings considered unfavorable and the worsening of polysomnographic parameters.

conclusionsIn a sample of the general population, after 8 years, we did not find any relationship between upper airway and facial skeleton characteristics and the progression of OSA.

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Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveBrazilFaceFollow-Up StudiesHumansProspective StudiesCraniofacial abnormalitiesNoseObstructive sleep apnea syndromeOropharynxPolysomnographySleep

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