Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Prevalence and Comorbidity with Other Non-communicable Diseases and HIV Infection, among Hospitalized Patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Table 1
Sociodemographic, clinical, and sleep monitoring characteristics of patients hospitalized in Yaoundé Central Hospital, according to AHI category, November 2016–May 2017, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Variables and categories
Overall ()
()
()
Age (years)
(28.0–87.0)
(28.0–86.0)
(32.0–87.0)
Female
59 (53.2)
17 (45.9)
42 (56.8)
Tobacco smoking
19 (17.1)
5 (13.5)
14 (18.9)
Alcohol consumption
18 (16.2)
5 (13.5)
13 (17.6)
Snoring
55 (49.5)
20 (54.1)
35 (47.3)
Breathless awakenings
19 (17.1)
3 (8.1)
16 (21.6)
Nocturia
33 (29.7)
11 (29.7)
22 (29.7)
Nonrestorative sleep
44 (39.6)
10 (27.0)
34 (45.9)
Morning headache
47 (42.3)
10 (27.0)
37 (50.0)
Daytime asthenia
95 (85.6)
30 (81.1)
65 (87.8)
Cognitive difficulties
53 (47.7)
16 (43.2)
37 (50.0)
Daytime sleepiness complaint
71 (64.0)
19 (51.4)
52 (70.3)
Epworth-based sleepiness
10 (9.0)
1 (2.7)
9 (12.2)
Epworth sleepiness scale
(0.0–14.0)
(0.0–12.0)
(0.0–14.0)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
(16.4–50.8)
(17.2–40.5)
(16.4–50.8)
Mallampati score 3-4
45 (40.5)
10 (27.0)
35 (47.3)
Retrognatism
20 (18.0)
7 (18.9)
13 (17.6)
Apnea hypopnea index (events/h)
8.0 (1.9, 21.4), 0.0–119.5
1.0 (0.4, 1.8), 0.0–4.4
16.6 (7.4, 27.3), 5.0–119.5
Night O2 saturation (%)
(79.0–98.0)
(88.0–98.0)
(79.0–98.0)
Night desaturation index (events/h)
13 (6.0, 29.0), 0.0–99.0
4 (2.0, 6.0), 0.0–99.0
22 (12.2, 36.7), 1.0–99.0
(range), median (1st–3rd quartiles), range. Categorical data are expressed as number (frequency in %).
