- Title
- Risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing in haemodialysis patients
- Creator
- Chu, Ginger; Suthers, Belinda; Moores, Luke; Paech, Gemma M.; Hensley, Michael J.; McDonald, Vanessa M.; Choi, Peter
- Relation
- PLoS One Vol. 14, Issue 8, no. e0220932
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220932
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is common in patients with kidney disease; but often underdiagnosed as it is infrequently assessed in clinical practice. The objective of this study was to assess the risk factors of SDB in haemodialysis patients, and to identify useful assessment tools to detect SDB in this population. Methods: We used nocturnal oximetry, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and STOPBANG questionnaire to screen for SDB in haemodialysis patients. Presence of SDB was defined by Oxygen desaturation index (ODI≥5/h), and further confirmed by apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI) from an in-laboratory polysomnography. Blood samples were collected prior to commencing a haemodialysis treatment. Results: SDB was detected in 70% of participants (N = 107, mean age 67 years). STOPBANG revealed that 89% of participants were at risk of SDB; however, only 17% reported daytime sleepiness on the ESS. Of the participants who underwent polysomnography (n = 36), obstructive sleep apnoea was identified in 86%, and median AHI was 34.5/h. Oximetry and AHI results were positively correlated (r = 0.62, P = 0.0001), as were oximetry and STOPBANG (r = 0.48; P<0.0001), but not ESS (r = 0.19; P = 0.08). Multivariate analysis showed that neck circumference (OR: 1.20; 95% CI: 1.07–1.34; P = 0.02) and haemoglobin (OR: 0.93; 95% CI: 0.88–0.97; P = 0.003) were independently associated with the presence of SDB. Conclusion: Dialysis patients with a large neck circumference and anaemia are at risk of SDB; using nocturnal oximetry is practical and reliable to screen for SDB and should be considered in routine management of dialysis patients, particularly for those who demonstrate risk factors.
- Subject
- medical dialysis; medical risk factors; sleep; sleep apnea; chronic kidney disease; kidneys; anemia; diabetes melitus
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1419081
- Identifier
- uon:37411
- Identifier
- ISSN:1932-6203
- Rights
- © 2019 Chu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- Language
- eng
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