BaHammam Ahmed S, Alrajeh Mohammed S, Al-Jahdali Hamdan H, BinSaeed Abdulaziz A
Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, Department of Medicine 38, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Med J. 2008 Mar;29(3):423-6.
The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea OSA has not been assessed in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to assess the prevalence of individuals who were at risk of OSA in a sample of middle-aged Saudi males, using the Berlin questionnaire at primary care settings.
The study was conducted at King Khalid University and King Fahd National Guard primary health care clinics in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between December 2005 and March 2006. Berlin Questionnaire was administered by trained medical students to consecutive Saudi male patients in the age group 30-65 years attending the primary health care clinics, after explaining the procedure of the study. Based on the data collected and defined criteria, patients were stratified into high risk and low risk according to responses.
Five hundred and seventy-eight middle-aged Saudi males with a mean age of 45.02 +/- 9.3 year were surveyed in this study. Snoring was present in 52.3%, and breathing pauses more than once per week was noticed in 11.3%. Based on the Berlin questionnaire stratification for risk of OSA, 33.3% were considered as high risk patients for OSA. The occurrence of daytime tiredness >once/week was reported by 35.5%. The prevalence of snoring and risk for OSA is similar to that reported in the US.
In primary care setting, one in 3 middle-aged Saudi males is at risk for OSA.
沙特阿拉伯尚未对阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的患病率进行评估。我们旨在通过在初级保健机构使用柏林问卷，对沙特中年男性样本中存在OSA风险的个体患病率进行评估。
该研究于2005年12月至2006年3月在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的哈立德国王大学和法赫德国王国民卫队初级卫生保健诊所进行。经过培训的医学生在向参加初级卫生保健诊所的30 - 65岁沙特男性患者解释研究程序后，对其连续发放柏林问卷。根据收集的数据和既定标准，患者根据回答被分为高风险和低风险。
本研究共调查了578名沙特中年男性，平均年龄为45.02±9.3岁。52.3%的人有打鼾现象，11.3%的人每周呼吸暂停超过一次。根据柏林问卷对OSA风险的分层，33.3%的人被认为是OSA的高风险患者。35.5%的人报告每周白天疲劳发作次数>1次。打鼾患病率和OSA风险与美国报告的相似。
在初级保健机构中，三分之一的沙特中年男性存在OSA风险。
