Association of metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea according to gender

Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between the presence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in patients, according to gender. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, retrospective, comparative, analytical study, convenience sample. The study was conducted at Family Medicine Unit Number 222, belonging to the Mexican Social Security Institute of the State of Mexico West, Mexico. The NCEP-ATP III (National Cholesterol Education Programs Adults Treatment Panel III Report) scale for diagnosing metabolic syndrome was applied to patients with a confirmed diagnosis of OSA. Results: Of the total of 196 patients, the study showed that MS was present in 112 (57.1%) patients without distinction of gender, according to gender it predominated in the Female 58 (51.8%) with respect to the male 54 (48.2%). Statistical analysis was performed using frequencies and percentages, Fisher’s exact test, chi-square test, and Student’s t-test, with a p-value ≤ 0.05. Conclusions: There was no association between MS and gender, suggesting that the development of MetS in this population is not determined by gender but by other factors. Nevertheless, it is considered a relevant health problem in both genders.