Multiple sclerosis treatment underutilization predicts high risk for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Mult Scler Relat Disord
; 91: 105889, 2024 Sep 12.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is more common in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in the general population, which suggests MS may predispose patients to OSA. However, the relationships between MS treatment, disease activity, disease severity, fatigue, and OSA are unknown.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the connections between OSA risk, MS fatigue, and MS severity, controlling for well-established risk factors for OSA in the general population.METHODS:
We administered OSA and fatigue-related questionnaires to patients with MS and collected relevant demographic and clinical data. Then, we utilized multivariate logistic regression to examine relationships between OSA risk and MS disease severity.RESULTS:
We identified an inverse correlation between medication possession ratio (MPR) and high OSA risk. Statistical models also demonstrated a positive correlation between fatigue and nonwhite race with high OSA risk, controlling for male sex, younger age, and body mass index (BMI).CONCLUSION:
We identified disease-modifying therapy (DMT) underutilization, fatigue, and nonwhite race as predictors of high OSA risk in patients with MS. These findings support aggressive treatment of MS to avoid risk of comorbid OSA and MS-induced fatigue.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
Revista:
Mult Scler Relat Disord
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos