Obstructive sleep apnea risk factor for chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

<b>Introduction: </b>Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to chronic kidney disease (CKD), but its association is not fully understood.<br /> <b>Objective</b>: To realize a systematic review with meta-analysis to determine the association between OSA and CKD.<br /> <b>Methods:</b> Systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies. The search was carried out in Embase, PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science. The data were calculated by the hazard ratio (HR). The heterogeneity was identified by I squared.<br /> <b>Results:</b> Five studies were included (n=6,710). The meta-analysis found an association between OSA and CKD (HR=2.00; confidence interval 95%=1.68-2.38).<br /> <b>Conclusions:</b> We found an association between OSA and CKD.