Alshehri Ali A, Hakami Faisal, Gadi Wala, Darraj Hussam, Hamdi Sulaiman, Awaf Mohammed, Hakami Alshomokh, Zogel Basem
Surgery, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, SAU.
Surgery, College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Mar 14;15(3):e36135. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36135. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Objectives The most frequent otolaryngological complaint is nasal obstruction. We aimed to determine if there is a relationship between nasal blockage and academic performance among medical college students in Saudi Arabia. Methods This cross-sectional survey carried out from August to December 2022, included 860 medical students determining the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the participants using the Berlin Sleep Questionnaire Risk Probability, then comparing it to their socio-demographic characteristics, while the Chi-square test was used for the comparison of categorical variables. Result The average age of the participants in our study was 21.52 years; 60% were females and 40% were males. The risk of obstructive sleep apnea was found to be two times higher in females than in males (95% CI: 1.195- 3.345; p-value 0.008). The hypertensive participants had a 27-fold increased risk of OSA compared to non-hypertensives. Grade Point Average (GPA) and snoring had a statistically significant relationship, however, a fifth of the participants reported snoring (79.8% reported not snoring). We also found that 14.8% of the participants with snoring had a GPA between 2-4.49 compared to 44.6% of participants without snoring. Conclusion Female students had a two-fold higher chance of developing OSA than males. While a GPA of 4.5 and above was more often associated with participants without snoring, the number of individuals with a GPA of 2-4.49 was greater among participants with snoring. To aid in the prevention of illness complications and the management of risk factors, additional efforts should be made to increase disease knowledge among students, primary healthcare practitioners, and specialty doctors.
目标 最常见的耳鼻喉科主诉是鼻塞。我们旨在确定沙特阿拉伯医科大学生的鼻塞与学业成绩之间是否存在关联。方法 这项横断面调查于2022年8月至12月进行，纳入了860名医科学生，使用柏林睡眠问卷风险概率确定参与者患阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的风险，然后将其与他们的社会人口统计学特征进行比较，同时使用卡方检验比较分类变量。结果 我们研究中参与者的平均年龄为21.52岁；60%为女性，40%为男性。发现女性患阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的风险是男性的两倍（95%置信区间：1.195 - 3.345；p值0.008）。与非高血压参与者相比，高血压参与者患OSA的风险增加了27倍。平均绩点（GPA）与打鼾有统计学上的显著关系，然而，五分之一的参与者报告有打鼾（79.8%报告无打鼾）。我们还发现，打鼾的参与者中有14.8%的GPA在2 - 4.49之间，而无打鼾的参与者中这一比例为44.6%。结论 女学生患OSA的可能性是男学生的两倍。虽然GPA为4.5及以上的情况更常与不打鼾的参与者相关，但GPA在2 - 4.49之间的个体在打鼾的参与者中更多。为了有助于预防疾病并发症和管理风险因素，应做出更多努力，以提高学生、初级医疗保健从业者和专科医生对该疾病的认识。
