Trends in Clinical and Medical Sciences
Vol. 2 (2022), Issue 1, pp. 16 – 20
ISSN: 2791-0814 (online) 2791-0806 (Print)
DOI: 10.30538/psrp-tmcs2022.0023
ISSN: 2791-0814 (online) 2791-0806 (Print)
DOI: 10.30538/psrp-tmcs2022.0023
Association of neck circumference with obstructive sleep apnoea in young adults: A cross sectional study
Sumit Garg\(^{1}\), Anjali Verma\(^{2,*}\) and Manoj Kumar\(^{3}\)
\(^{1}\) Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, UP.
\(^{2}\) Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College and Research Center, Moradabad, UP.
\(^{3}\) Autonomous State Medical College, Basti, UP.
Correspondence should be addressed to Anjali Verma at anjaliverma06071965@gmail.com
Copyright © 2022 Sumit Garg, Anjali Verma and Manoj Kumar. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: March 1, 2022 – Accepted: March 22, 2022 – Published: March 30, 2022
Abstract
Prevalence of Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been increasing owing to increase in its risk factors. The pathophysiology of OSA is related to narrowing or obliteration of upper airway. Neck circumference (NC) is a measure which predicts the neck fat and hence narrowing of airway. Modified Berlin’s Questionnaire is a validated tool to assess the risk of OSA in Indian setting. The present study was designed to determine the association of NC with the risk of OSA in young adults. 1500 subjects of both genders between 18 to 30 years of age were recruited, their NC was measured and they were administered screening questionnaire first. Those who gave one or more positive response were administered modified Berlin questionnaire and risk of OSA was assessed and it was compared with NC. There was a significant increase in risk of OSA in subjects with higher NC with a cut off of 36 cm in males and 32 cm in females. NC is an important anthropometric measurement to predict risk of OSA.
Keywords:
Obstructive sleep apnoea; Neck circumference; Modified Berlin’s questionnaire.