Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Prevalence and Comorbidity with Other Non-communicable Diseases and HIV Infection, among Hospitalized Patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Table 2

Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and sleep apnea syndrome according to type and severity, among hospitalized patients in Yaoundé Central Hospital, November 2016–May 2017, Yaoundé, Cameroon. .

Sleep apnea syndromes features		Sleep-disordered breathing		Sleep apnea syndrome
		Number	Prevalence (95% CI)^1	Number	Prevalence (95% CI)^1
Global	Overall	71	64.0 (55.0, 72.9)	61	55.0 (45.7, 64.2)
	Obstructive	65	58.6 (49.4, 67.7)	55	49.6 (40.2, 58.9)
	Central	6	5.4 (1.2, 9.6)	6	5.4 (1.2, 9.6)
Moderate to severe	Overall	44	39.6 (30.5, 48.7)	38	34.2 (25.4, 43.1)
	Obstructive	39	35.1 (26.3, 44.0)	33	29.7 2(21.2, 38.)
	Central	5	4.5 (0.6, 8.4)	5	4.5 (0.6, 8.4)

CI: confidence interval. ¹Prevalence and confidence intervals are given in %.