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Obstructive sleep apnea and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis in women

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Abstract

Purpose

The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) remains uncertain. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the frequency of BPS/IC seen in women diagnosed with OSA and in women without OSA.

Material and methods

The study included a patient group of women with OSA and a control group of women without OSA. All the study participants were administered the Berlin Questionnaire, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index (ICSI), and the Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index (ICPI). Differences between the women with OSA and the control group were examined.

Results

The study sample consisted of 46 women with OSA and 46 controls. No significant difference was determined between the OSA and control groups concerning age and body mass index (p = 0.810, p = 0.060, respectively). The ESS was greater in the OSA group than in the control group (p = 0.007). The median (IQR) ICSI was 8 (4–11.25) in women with OSA and 5 (1.75–7.15) in controls (p < 0.001). The median (IQR) ICPI was 7 (6.00–10.25) in women with OSA and 6 (1.75–8.00) in controls (p < 0.001). 

Conclusions

The ICSI symptoms and subsequent problems in daily life caused by the symptoms (ICPI) were experienced at a higher rate in patients with OSA than in the control group. There is an association between BPS/IC and OSA.

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Çoşğun, İ.G., Gürel, A. Obstructive sleep apnea and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis in women. Sleep Breath 28, 999–1003 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-023-02967-1

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