Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of frequent nocturnal sweating in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients compared with the general population and evaluate the possible changes with positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment. Nocturnal sweating can be very bothersome to the...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-220570 2023-09-26T15:19:25+02:00 Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort Arnardottir, Erna Sif Janson, Christer Bjornsdottir, Erla Benediktsdottir, Bryndis Juliusson, Sigurdur Kuna, Samuel T. Pack, Allan I. Gislason, Thorarinn 2013 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-220570 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002795 eng eng Lungmedicin och allergologi BMJ Open, 2013, 3:5, s. e002795- http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-220570 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002795 ISI:000330538300081 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Medical and Health Sciences Medicin och hälsovetenskap Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2013 ftuppsalauniv https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002795 2023-08-30T22:32:08Z Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of frequent nocturnal sweating in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients compared with the general population and evaluate the possible changes with positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment. Nocturnal sweating can be very bothersome to the patient and bed partner. Design: Case-control and longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Iceland. Participants: The Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort consisted of 822 untreated patients with OSA, referred for treatment with PAP. Of these, 700 patients were also assessed at a 2-year follow-up. The control group consisted of 703 randomly selected subjects from the general population. Intervention: PAP therapy in the OSA cohort. Main outcome measures: Subjective reporting of nocturnal sweating on a frequency scale of 1-5: (1) never or very seldom, (2) less than once a week, (3) once to twice a week, (4) 3-5 times a week and (5) every night or almost every night. Full PAP treatment was defined objectively as the use for = 4 h/day and = 5 days/week. Results: Frequent nocturnal sweating (= 3x a week) was reported by 30.6% of male and 33.3% of female OSA patients compared with 9.3% of men and 12.4% of women in the general population (p<0.001). This difference remained significant after adjustment for demographic factors. Nocturnal sweating was related to younger age, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, sleepiness and insomnia symptoms. The prevalence of frequent nocturnal sweating decreased with full PAP treatment (from 33.2% to 11.5%, p<0.003 compared with the change in non-users). Conclusions: The prevalence of frequent nocturnal sweating was threefold higher in untreated OSA patients than in the general population and decreased to general population levels with successful PAP therapy. Practitioners should consider the possibility of OSA in their patients who complain of nocturnal sweating. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) BMJ Open 3 5 e002795 |
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Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and characteristics of frequent nocturnal sweating in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients compared with the general population and evaluate the possible changes with positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment. Nocturnal sweating can be very bothersome to the patient and bed partner. Design: Case-control and longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Landspitali-The National University Hospital, Iceland. Participants: The Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort consisted of 822 untreated patients with OSA, referred for treatment with PAP. Of these, 700 patients were also assessed at a 2-year follow-up. The control group consisted of 703 randomly selected subjects from the general population. Intervention: PAP therapy in the OSA cohort. Main outcome measures: Subjective reporting of nocturnal sweating on a frequency scale of 1-5: (1) never or very seldom, (2) less than once a week, (3) once to twice a week, (4) 3-5 times a week and (5) every night or almost every night. Full PAP treatment was defined objectively as the use for = 4 h/day and = 5 days/week. Results: Frequent nocturnal sweating (= 3x a week) was reported by 30.6% of male and 33.3% of female OSA patients compared with 9.3% of men and 12.4% of women in the general population (p<0.001). This difference remained significant after adjustment for demographic factors. Nocturnal sweating was related to younger age, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, sleepiness and insomnia symptoms. The prevalence of frequent nocturnal sweating decreased with full PAP treatment (from 33.2% to 11.5%, p<0.003 compared with the change in non-users). Conclusions: The prevalence of frequent nocturnal sweating was threefold higher in untreated OSA patients than in the general population and decreased to general population levels with successful PAP therapy. Practitioners should consider the possibility of OSA in their patients who complain of nocturnal sweating. |
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Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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Nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the Icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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nocturnal sweating - a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnoea : the icelandic sleep apnoea cohort |
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