J Clin Neurol.  2014 Jan;10(1):42-49.

Prevalence and Related Factors for High-Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Large Korean Population: Results of a Questionnaire-Based Study

• Kang K
• Seo JG
• Seo SH
• Park KS
• Lee HW

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
A population-based door-to-door study of cross-sectional methods for assessing the prevalence and factors related to a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was conducted using the Korean version of the Berlin Questionnaire (K-BQ).
METHODS
Pooled data collected from Community Health Surveys by the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention were analyzed. Of 8,140 respondents from the population, 7,955 were finally included in this study.
RESULTS
Of the 7,955 included subjects, 15.7% of the men and 9.8% of the women were at high risk of OSA. Significant differences were found in the following factors between the subjects with a high risk of OSA: gender, age, marital status, educational level, occupation, and presence of smoking, harmful alcohol use, and chronic diseases. Male sex, harmful alcohol use, and the presence of chronic diseases were identified as factors independently associated with a high risk of OSA.
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first study to confirm the usefulness of the K-BQ to study the prevalence of OSA in the Korean general population. The findings demonstrate that harmful alcohol use and chronic diseases are very common characteristics among those with a high risk of OSA.

Keyword

Berlin Questionnaire; obstructive sleep apnea; epidemiology; questionnaire-based study; general population

MeSH Terms

Berlin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Chronic Disease
Surveys and Questionnaires
Epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Korea
Male
Marital Status
Methods
Occupations
Prevalence*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*
Smoke
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Smoke

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