Atiq Khan, Nazeefa Javed, Kashif Saleem, Sara Khan, Aijaz Zeeshan, Arsalan M, Salamat Gill.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a review of thirty patients at Fatima Memorial Hospital.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(1):237-42.

Aim: Obstructive sleep apnea is a significant and an emerging problem affecting the quality of life of a patient and also imposing a threat to health of the sufferer. Study design: Observational, cross-sectional study and a pilot study Setting: carried out at the polysomnography laboratory (sleep laboratory) of Neurology department at Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore. Results: Among those thirty patients 19 patients were males and 11 were females. The age range of patients was between 20 and 70 years of age. Majority of the patients belonged to ages of 40 to 50 years. The weight range of patients was between 80 to 170 kilograms. The maximum number of patients belonged in the weight range of 100 to 120 kgs. The height of most of the patients was around five feet and six inches. The mean body mass index was 42 and the mean neck circumference was 17.4 inches. Similarly the mean waist circumference was 104.72 cm. Epworth Sleeping Scale of these thirty patients was abnormal ranging between a minimum of 19 to a maximum of 24.

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