Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk Factors inPatıents with Type 2 Dıabetes in Turkey

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The study was conducted to unveil the relation between the risk of sleep apnea and risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adult patients.The sample consisted of 228 patients with type 2 diabetes.It was found out that the patients had diabetes for 10.93±7.30years on average, 47.4% received insulin treatment and 89.5% had no history of sleep apnea in their family.Results revealed that 58.8% of the patients had a high risk for sleep apnea, those belonging to the male gender increased the obstructive sleep apnea risk by 4-fold compared to the female gender, and a unit increase in the body mass index increased the obstructive sleep apnea risk by 1.1-fold.It was also found that having hypertension increased the risk of obstructive sleep apnea by 5-fold and the patients who experienced excessive daytime sleepiness had 11.2 times higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea.