Symptoms and risk of obstructive sleep apnea in primary care patients in Jordan

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, and daytime sleepiness were common among Jordanian patients attending primary care clinics. More attention to OSA is needed in primary care, and patients at risk should be referred for further evaluation.

Prevalence of sleep apnea-related symptoms in a Persian population

“…Our study represents a crude estimated prevalence rate of 4.98% of sleep apnea symptoms in our population, which is lower than reported in the US population based study presented on The National Sleep Foundation poll, using the Berlin questionnaire [10], and it is lower than prevalences reported for Pakistan [14] and Jordan [15].…”

Likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea in people living with HIV in Cameroon – preliminary findings

“…Participants were adults aged 20 to 59 years (Khassawneh et al 2009) with a confirmed HIV-positive serology (for cases) attending the HIV/AIDS Treatment Centre of the study site and clinically stable enough to participate in the study. Were excluded all PLWHA known to be obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ) prior to HIV diagnosis as well as pregnant women, demented patients, people with abnormal sleep-wake cycles due to night-shift work and all individuals who were on or had taken sleep inducing medications, or stimulants during the three months preceding the study.…”

Obesity and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Middle East and UAE

“…In Jordan, the overall risk for OSA was 16.8% (19.3% men versus 14.7% women, resp., p < 0.04) [18]. In a general population surveys in Iran for investigating people at risk of OSA (using Berlin questionnaire), the surveyors found that 27.3% of subjects (men 19%; women 8.3%) were at high risk for OSA [19].…”