TY - JOUR
T1 - Impaired endothelial function in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea
T2 - Impact of obesity
AU - Namtvedt, Silje K.
AU - Hisdal, Jonny
AU - Randby, Anna
AU - Agewall, Stefan
AU - Stranden, Einar
AU - Somers, Virend K.
AU - Røsjø, Helge
AU - Omland, Torbjørn
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Objective: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obesity are both associated with endothelial dysfunction, which precedes the development of atherosclerosis. As obesity is highly prevalent in OSA, we wanted to test the hypothesis that OSA is associated with endothelial dysfunction independently of obesity. Design: Cross-sectional, population-based study. Setting: Norwegian university hospital. Patients: Seventy-one subjects (median age 44 years, 35% female) were recruited from a population-based study in Norway. Participants were categorised as obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2), non-obese (BMI<30 kg/m2) with OSA (apnoea - hypopnoea index (AHI)≥10), or non-obese without OSA (AHI<5). Interventions: None. Main outcome measures: Endothelial function measured by brachial artery ultrasound and expressed as percentage of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%). Results: When non-obese subjects without OSA were used as the reference (FMD% (mean±SD) 10.1±6.3), endothelial function was found to be impaired in subjects with OSA (FMD% 6.4±3.2) (p=0.003). FMD% did not differ between obese (6.0±3.4) and non-obese (6.7±3.1) OSA subjects ( p=0.3). By univariate linear regression analysis, AHI, BMI, gender and baseline brachial artery diameter were significantly associated with FMD%. When these variables were entered into a multivariate model, only AHI was signi ficantly associated with FMD%. Conclusions: OSA is associated with endothelial dysfunction independently of obesity and conventional risk factors.
AB - Objective: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obesity are both associated with endothelial dysfunction, which precedes the development of atherosclerosis. As obesity is highly prevalent in OSA, we wanted to test the hypothesis that OSA is associated with endothelial dysfunction independently of obesity. Design: Cross-sectional, population-based study. Setting: Norwegian university hospital. Patients: Seventy-one subjects (median age 44 years, 35% female) were recruited from a population-based study in Norway. Participants were categorised as obese (body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2), non-obese (BMI<30 kg/m2) with OSA (apnoea - hypopnoea index (AHI)≥10), or non-obese without OSA (AHI<5). Interventions: None. Main outcome measures: Endothelial function measured by brachial artery ultrasound and expressed as percentage of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%). Results: When non-obese subjects without OSA were used as the reference (FMD% (mean±SD) 10.1±6.3), endothelial function was found to be impaired in subjects with OSA (FMD% 6.4±3.2) (p=0.003). FMD% did not differ between obese (6.0±3.4) and non-obese (6.7±3.1) OSA subjects ( p=0.3). By univariate linear regression analysis, AHI, BMI, gender and baseline brachial artery diameter were significantly associated with FMD%. When these variables were entered into a multivariate model, only AHI was signi ficantly associated with FMD%. Conclusions: OSA is associated with endothelial dysfunction independently of obesity and conventional risk factors.
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U2 - 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303009
DO - 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303009
M3 - Article
C2 - 23048165
AN - SCOPUS:84871304454
SN - 1355-6037
VL - 99
SP - 30
EP - 34
JO - Heart
JF - Heart
IS - 1
ER -