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Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study

Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a relevant public health problem; dentists can play an important role in screening patients with sleep disorders by using validated tools and referring patients to a specialist, thereby promoting an interdisciplinary approach. The aim of the s...

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Autores principales: Luzzi, Valeria, Altieri, Federica, Guaragna, Mariana, Pirro, Valentina, Marasca, Beatrice, Cotticelli, Luisa, Mazur, Marta, Di Carlo, Gabriele, Di Giacomo, Paola, Di Paolo, Carlo, Brunori, Marco, Ierardo, Gaetano, Piperno, Gabriele, Magliulo, Giuseppe, Pace, Annalisa, Iannella, Giannicola, Palange, Paolo, Martini, Agnese, Pietrafesa, Emma, Polimeni, Antonella
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9960801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043255
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author Luzzi, Valeria
Altieri, Federica
Guaragna, Mariana
Pirro, Valentina
Marasca, Beatrice
Cotticelli, Luisa
Mazur, Marta
Di Carlo, Gabriele
Di Giacomo, Paola
Di Paolo, Carlo
Brunori, Marco
Ierardo, Gaetano
Piperno, Gabriele
Magliulo, Giuseppe
Pace, Annalisa
Iannella, Giannicola
Palange, Paolo
Martini, Agnese
Pietrafesa, Emma
Polimeni, Antonella
author_facet Luzzi, Valeria
Altieri, Federica
Guaragna, Mariana
Pirro, Valentina
Marasca, Beatrice
Cotticelli, Luisa
Mazur, Marta
Di Carlo, Gabriele
Di Giacomo, Paola
Di Paolo, Carlo
Brunori, Marco
Ierardo, Gaetano
Piperno, Gabriele
Magliulo, Giuseppe
Pace, Annalisa
Iannella, Giannicola
Palange, Paolo
Martini, Agnese
Pietrafesa, Emma
Polimeni, Antonella
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description Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a relevant public health problem; dentists can play an important role in screening patients with sleep disorders by using validated tools and referring patients to a specialist, thereby promoting an interdisciplinary approach. The aim of the study is to identify if the OSAS severity, measured by the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI), and some anthropometric measurements are associated with the Friedman Tongue Position (FTP) within a population with dysmetabolic comorbidities. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire containing information about clinical data including height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference and FTP was administered. The AHI value was measured by means of an unattended home polysomnography device. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, and Kruskal–Wallis, Kolmogorov–Smirnov (both nonparametric) and independence tests were performed to probe the possible relationships. The significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 357 subjects were analyzed. The association between the FTP and AHI was not statistically significant. On the contrary, the AHI showed a positive correlation with BMI and neck circumference. A statistically significant association between the number of subjects with a larger neck and an increasing FTP class was found. BMI, neck, hip and waist circumference was associated with the FTP scale. Conclusions: although the FTP was not directly associated with OSAS severity, there was also evidence that an FTP increase is associated with an increase in the considered anthropometric parameters, and FTP can be a clinical tool used in the assessment of risk for OSAS risk factors.
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spelling pubmed-99608012023-02-26 Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study Luzzi, Valeria Altieri, Federica Guaragna, Mariana Pirro, Valentina Marasca, Beatrice Cotticelli, Luisa Mazur, Marta Di Carlo, Gabriele Di Giacomo, Paola Di Paolo, Carlo Brunori, Marco Ierardo, Gaetano Piperno, Gabriele Magliulo, Giuseppe Pace, Annalisa Iannella, Giannicola Palange, Paolo Martini, Agnese Pietrafesa, Emma Polimeni, Antonella Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a relevant public health problem; dentists can play an important role in screening patients with sleep disorders by using validated tools and referring patients to a specialist, thereby promoting an interdisciplinary approach. The aim of the study is to identify if the OSAS severity, measured by the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI), and some anthropometric measurements are associated with the Friedman Tongue Position (FTP) within a population with dysmetabolic comorbidities. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire containing information about clinical data including height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), neck circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference and FTP was administered. The AHI value was measured by means of an unattended home polysomnography device. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, and Kruskal–Wallis, Kolmogorov–Smirnov (both nonparametric) and independence tests were performed to probe the possible relationships. The significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 357 subjects were analyzed. The association between the FTP and AHI was not statistically significant. On the contrary, the AHI showed a positive correlation with BMI and neck circumference. A statistically significant association between the number of subjects with a larger neck and an increasing FTP class was found. BMI, neck, hip and waist circumference was associated with the FTP scale. Conclusions: although the FTP was not directly associated with OSAS severity, there was also evidence that an FTP increase is associated with an increase in the considered anthropometric parameters, and FTP can be a clinical tool used in the assessment of risk for OSAS risk factors. MDPI 2023-02-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9960801/ /pubmed/36833949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043255 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Luzzi, Valeria
Altieri, Federica
Guaragna, Mariana
Pirro, Valentina
Marasca, Beatrice
Cotticelli, Luisa
Mazur, Marta
Di Carlo, Gabriele
Di Giacomo, Paola
Di Paolo, Carlo
Brunori, Marco
Ierardo, Gaetano
Piperno, Gabriele
Magliulo, Giuseppe
Pace, Annalisa
Iannella, Giannicola
Palange, Paolo
Martini, Agnese
Pietrafesa, Emma
Polimeni, Antonella
Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title_full Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title_fullStr Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title_full_unstemmed Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title_short Friedman Tongue Position and the Anthropometric Parameters in Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study
title_sort friedman tongue position and the anthropometric parameters in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an observational study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9960801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36833949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043255
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