Abstract :
To know the any correlation in obstructive sleep apnea and body mass
index in hypertensive Subjects.
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly being recognized as a
major health burden with a strong focus on the associated cardiovascular
risk. OSA is a considered as secondary hypertension. Its episodes
produce surges in systolic and diastolic pressure that keep mean blood
pressure levels elevated at night. In many patients, blood pressure
remains elevated during the daytime, when breathing is normal.
This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 100 hypertensive
subjects both male and female to evaluate the correlation between obstructive sleep apnoea and body mass index
in hypertensive subjects in Department of Physiology, Department of Pulmonary Medicine and department of
Medicine, at Era's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Era University, Lucknow.
In these 100 subjects there are underweight (n=5) high risk 1 and low risk 4, Normal (n=52) high risk 18 and low
risk 34 Overweight (n=33) high risk 19 and low risk 14 and Obese (n=10) high risk 4 and low risk 6. Average
BMI in high risk subjects (n=42) is 25.49±3.88 and in low risk subjects (24.14±5.02) with pvalve0.150 (p>0.05).
Early identification of BMI and OSA in hypertensive's subject management may reduce the development of
cardiovascular risk in hypertensive subjects
Keyword :
To know the any correlation in obstructive sleep apnea and body mass index in hypertensive Subjects.