@article{Tawaranurak_Leelasawatsuk_Chaiyarukjirakun_2019, title={Prevalence, Risk Factors and Clinical Manifestation of Patients Suspected as having Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Songklanagarind Hospital Sleep Center}, volume={37}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/180531}, DOI={10.31584/jhsmr.201965}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify the prevalence and to determine both risk factors and clinical manifestation of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).<br><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> A retrospective study was conducted to review the medical records and polysomnographic data of patients from March 2006 to December 2017.<br><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 929 patients was enrolled, however, only 124 patients had habitual snoring (13.4%). The prevalence of OSA and OSAS was 85.6% and 52.7% respectively. OSA was more prevalent in men than women (60.5% vs 25.1%). The presence of HT or symptoms of choking, gasping and neurocognitive impairment were significantly greater in OSA patients compared with the non-OSA group. In multivariate analysis, it was revealed that male gender, age ≥50 years, body-mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2, neck circumference (NC) >40 cm and waist to height ratio (WHtR) >0.6 were the significant predictors for OSA.<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study demonstrated that; OSA is a major health concern within the Thai population. Male gender, elderly age and those higher in BMI, NC or WHtR can be predicted as having the presence of OSA.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Health Science and Medical Research}, author={Tawaranurak, Krongthong and Leelasawatsuk, Peesit and Chaiyarukjirakun, Varaned}, year={2019}, month={Sep.}, pages={305–312} }