The characteristics of metabolic profile in obstructive sleep apnea patients from pneumology department of Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania Region

The aim of the study was to establish the presence and severity (number of components) of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We conducted a cross-sectional study on 146 patients admitted in 2012 to Sleep Laboratory Cluj-Napoca, for nocturnal sleep study. The prevalence of MS was 75.3%. There were significant differences regarding the oxygen desaturation index (ODI) p= 0.006, lowest oxygen saturation p= 0.016, between patients with and without MS. There were statistically significant differences in neck circumference p<;0.0001, waist circumference p<;0.0001, body mass index (BMI) p=0.002, fasting blood glucose p<;0.0001, HDL cholesterolp<;0.0001, triglycerides p<;0.0001 between patients with 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 MS components. The prevalence of MS is very high in patients with OSAS from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. OSAS is more severe in patients with MS and the severity of OSAS increases with the increase in the number of MS components.