Key result
Obstructive sleep apnea links closely to metabolic syndrome, warranting routine metabolic screening.
Why the study?
The association between obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, including its contribution to metabolic and cardiovascular consequences, requires further clarification.
Highlights the association between obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, referred to as 'Syndrome Z'.
May inform OSA-metabolic discussions; leaves open whether screening or interventions improve outcomes in Syndrome Z.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has become the most prevalent respiratory sleep disorder and imposes greater already mentioned public health burden [1,2]. Risk factors for metabolic syndrome (MetS) are frequently observed in individuals with OSA [3,4]. The association between OSA and MetS has been recognized as “Syndrome Z” [3]. It ́s well known that moderate and severe OSA are related to cardiovascular and metabolic consequences mortality [5-9]. However, there is some evidence that OSA contributes to the development or exacerbated MetS / insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes mellitus [10].
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Oliveira e Silva L (2018) conducted a review in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome. Obstructive sleep apnea was evaluated. Obstructive sleep apnea shares complex pathogenic pathways with metabolic syndrome and obesity, warranting routine clinical screening for metabolic disturbances in affected patients.
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