Obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 clinical outcomes during hospitalization: a cohort study.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an extremely common sleep disorder. A potential association between OSA and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity has been proposed on the basis of similar comorbid medical conditions associated with both OSA and COVID-19.

METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 1,738 patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between March and October of 2020. Patients were classified based on the presence or absence of OSA diagnosis based upon the

RESULTS: Quick COVID-19 severity index scores were higher in patients with OSA compared with those without OSA. However, the prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes (

CONCLUSIONS: In our study, OSA does not appear to be an independent risk factor for worse COVID-19 outcomes in hospitalized patients. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to delineate the potential role of OSA in determining outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

CITATION: Mashaqi S, Lee-Iannotti J, Rangan P, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea and COVID-19 clinical outcomes during hospitalization: a cohort study.

Medical Subject Headings

COVID-19; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hospitalization; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

Publication Date

11-1-2021

Publication Title

J Clin Sleep Med

ISSN

1550-9397

Volume

17

Issue

11

First Page

2197

Last Page

2204

PubMed ID

34019476

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.5664/jcsm.9424

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