Prevalencia de sospecha de apnea obstructiva del sueño en docentes de la División Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Santo Tomás.

Abstract

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a public health problem presented as a pathology that, due to the narrowing of the airway, causes respiratory pauses, micro-awakenings and daytime hypersomnolence, which can lead to damage to function. cognitive, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems. This is more common in the elderly population causing a deterioration in their quality of life. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of suspected obstructive sleep apnea in teachers of the health division of the Santo Tomás University. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out in which 112 teachers from the Health Sciences division of Santo Tomás University participated. The instrument used was the STOP-Bang questionnaire which assesses snoring, tiredness, drowsiness, fatigue, hypertension, male sex, body mass index and neck size. From this, an instrument consisting of 13 questions was designed, of which 8 questions were sociodemographic variables and 5 questions specific to the questionnaire. Results: In relation to the variables, men over 50 years of age, teachers with a specialty, body mass index greater than 35 Kg / m2 presented a higher level of suspicion than women. A prevalence of 5 (4.46%) was found for the high suspicion level, 9 (8.04%) at the medium suspicion level and 98 (87.5%) for the low suspicion level. Conclusion: It was observed that the factors that presented the most relevance in the study were a high body mass index, presenting snoring, hypersomnia and being male. Participants with these characteristics obtained a high level of suspicion for apnea. This situation is an important indicator for the positive diagnosis of OSAHS, and in this way to conclude that the quality of life of the individual may be affected.