Sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity – hypoxic load, comorbidities

Abstract Introduction We analyse anthropometric, somnopolygraphic and comorbidities data in patients with OSA syndrome, COPD, COPD obesity. Material method 2644 patients, three groups: I – (2112 pts., 79.9%); II (116 4.4%); III OSA, obesity (416 15.7%). Results significantly older (p < 0.01, p = 001, 0.01); more men: 68.4% vs. 80.2% 78.8%; smokers 59.4% 70.7% 74.3%; larger neck circumference: 42.74 ± 5.08 cm 40.57 3.97 45.90 4.92 cm; higher BMI; lower O2 saturation: p= 123, P 0.01; desaturation index: 30.65 26.96 18.94 20.28 42.28 29.02; lowest 0.01 0, 024, p< AHI: 0.001, coronary artery disease: 195, heart failure: 760, arrhythmias: 796, stroke: unsignificant; diabetes mellitus: 0.252, 0.007, 0.794; systemic hypertension: 0.786, 0.01. Conclusion is severe, longer hypertension duration, but not different for saturation, CAD, failure, arrhythmia, stroke hypertension. Obesity adds to overlap OSA–COPD significant burden all recorded data, the exception of diabetes.