Simplified Berlin Questionnaire for Screening of High Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Thai Male Healthcare Workers

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  • ARUNSURAT Itthiphat
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • LUENGYOSLUECHAKUL Swita
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • PRATEEPHOUNGRAT Krittin
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • SIRIPAUPRADIST Pittayapoom
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • KHEMTONG Sukanya
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • JAMCHAROENSUP Kunranan
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • THANAPATKAIPORN Narin
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • LIMPAWATTANA Panita
    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • LAOHASIRIWONG Supawan
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • PINITSOONTORN Somdej
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • BOONJARASPINYO Sirintip
    Departments of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
  • SAWANYAWISUTH Kittisak
    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand The Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working-Age People, Khon Kaen University, Thailand Internal Medicine Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

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  • タイ男性医療従事者で閉塞性睡眠時無呼吸の高危険群を識別するための簡易ベルリン質問票

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<p>Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common disease associated with major cardiovascular diseases. Male subjects are more at higher risk for OSA than female subjects. The Berlin questionnaire is a beneficial screening tool for OSA and has 14 items. The Berlin questionnaire may need some adjustment for Thai or Asian populations. We aimed to find items that should be asked in the Berlin questionnaire to identify high risk for obstructive sleep apnea among Thai male healthcare workers. This study was performed in Thai male healthcare workers over the age of 35 and currently working at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University. The Thai version of the Berlin questionnaire was randomly distributed. A study population of 273 subjects was required to provide a confidence value of 95%. An item analysis of the Berlin questionnaire was evaluated as independent factors for being high risk of OSA by using a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Of the 273 distributed questionnaires, 135 subjects returned then (49.5% response rate). Of those, 41 (30.4%) were identified as being at high risk of OSA. Only three items of the Berlin questionnaire, including frequent snoring, high body mass index and hypertension, were independently associated with being at high risk for OSA. In conclusion, the Berlin questionnaire can be shortened to identify high risk for OSA by itself; not polysomnography.</p>

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  • Journal of UOEH

    Journal of UOEH 38 (3), 199-206, 2016

    The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

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