Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with daytime sleepiness, obesity, and lifestyle and dietary changes. The potential role of diet in OSA has been largely unexplored. The aim of the study was to assess nutritional status and dietary patterns in OSA patients. The study was conducted in 137 adult patients (48 women and 89 men) aged 31–79 suffering from OSA. The following diagnostic procedures were undertaken: polysomnography, anthropometric measurements, and a dietary pattern questionnaire. We found that 128 (93.4%) patients were overweight or obese with the mean body mass index (BMI) of 33.2 ± 6.1 kg/m2 and weight of 98.0 ± 20.2 kg. The mean percentage of total body fat was 45.0 ± 5.5% in women and 32.5 ± 5.5% in men. Obesity was associated with the severity of OSA, expressed by apnea/hypopnea index. We further found that the waist-to-hip ratio in women, but the neck circumference or percentage of body fat in men, characterizes best the OSA patients. Referring to dietary habits, half of the patients consumed white bread on a daily basis, 35.8% of them had whole grain bread in the diet, and only 16.8% consumed fish at least two portions a week. A third of patients used butter as a spread for bread or a source of fat for cooking, 2.9% of them used soft margarine, and 20.4% used olive or canola oil. Fruits and vegetables were consumed by 60% and 38% of patients, respectively. Refined sugar and sweets were used by 31.4% of patients every day. We conclude that excessive body weight, which may portend the development of OSA, is characterized by different anthropometric variables in men and women. Further, improper dietary habits seem conducive to the gain in body weight and thus may be at play in the pathogenesis of OSA.
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Jeznach–Steinhagen, A., Okręglicka, K., Nitsch–Osuch, A., Czerwonogrodzka-Senczyna, A., Barnaś, M. (2020). Nutritional Status and Dietary Patterns in Adults with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. In: Pokorski, M. (eds) Health and Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1279. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2020_507
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