The Influence of Obesity on the Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation.

Atrial Fibrillation Obesity Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Journal

Sleep medicine research
ISSN: 2093-9175
Titre abrégé: Sleep Med Res
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101589461

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Historique:
entrez: 9 9 2021
pubmed: 10 9 2021
medline: 10 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been closely studied. However, obesity is a powerful confounder in the causal relationship between OSA and cardiovascular disease. The contribution of obesity in the relationship between OSA and AF remains unclear. We recruited 457 consecutive patients equally with and without AF who underwent clinically indicated diagnostic polysomnography at a single academic sleep center. Multivariable logistic regression adjusting for age, sex, hypertension, and heart failure was performed to study the independent association between OSA and AF stratified by obesity. A total of 457 patients (male: 56.2%, mean age 63.1 ± 13.3 years) was included. OSA prevalence was similar between those with and without AF (52.6% vs. 47.4%, respectively; p = 0.24). In multivariable analysis, no association was found between AF and OSA regardless of obesity status. When severe OSA (vs. non-severe OSA) was modeled as a dependent variable, AF was associated with a higher likelihood of severe OSA in non-obese patients [odds ratio (OR): 2.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.23-4.35, p = 0.01], but not in obese patients (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.48-1.90, p = 0.89). The association of OSA with AF was present only in the non-obese and was limited to severe OSA patients. In contrast, no association was found in obese patients. The association between OSA and AF is partly dependent on the body habitus.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE
The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been closely studied. However, obesity is a powerful confounder in the causal relationship between OSA and cardiovascular disease. The contribution of obesity in the relationship between OSA and AF remains unclear.
METHODS METHODS
We recruited 457 consecutive patients equally with and without AF who underwent clinically indicated diagnostic polysomnography at a single academic sleep center. Multivariable logistic regression adjusting for age, sex, hypertension, and heart failure was performed to study the independent association between OSA and AF stratified by obesity.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 457 patients (male: 56.2%, mean age 63.1 ± 13.3 years) was included. OSA prevalence was similar between those with and without AF (52.6% vs. 47.4%, respectively; p = 0.24). In multivariable analysis, no association was found between AF and OSA regardless of obesity status. When severe OSA (vs. non-severe OSA) was modeled as a dependent variable, AF was associated with a higher likelihood of severe OSA in non-obese patients [odds ratio (OR): 2.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.23-4.35, p = 0.01], but not in obese patients (OR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.48-1.90, p = 0.89).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The association of OSA with AF was present only in the non-obese and was limited to severe OSA patients. In contrast, no association was found in obese patients. The association between OSA and AF is partly dependent on the body habitus.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34497733
doi: 10.17241/smr.2021.00857
pmc: PMC8423346
mid: NIHMS1726051
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

50-56

Subventions

Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R21 HL140432
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R21 HL150502
Pays : United States

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of Interest: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.

Références

Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Jul 1;182(1):49-57
pubmed: 25977516
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Apr 15;173(8):910-6
pubmed: 16424443
Sleep Med Res. 2019 Dec;10(2):67-74
pubmed: 32699652
Circ Rep. 2019;1(12):568-574
pubmed: 32201748
Am J Epidemiol. 2013 May 1;177(9):1006-14
pubmed: 23589584
Circulation. 2011 Apr 12;123(14):1501-8
pubmed: 21444879
Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2004 Nov;1(1):56-9, quiz 1 p following 59
pubmed: 16265261
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 13;62(7):610-6
pubmed: 23770166
Sleep. 2018 Sep 1;41(9):
pubmed: 30016501
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 May 25;55(21):2319-27
pubmed: 20488302
JACC Heart Fail. 2016 Feb;4(2):116-125
pubmed: 26682790
Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2012 Spring;5(2):79-83
pubmed: 24834204
Thorax. 2015 Sep;70(9):873-9
pubmed: 25986436
Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev. 2019 Mar;8(1):28-36
pubmed: 30918664
J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Oct 15;10(10):1155-60
pubmed: 25317099
Am J Med. 2005 May;118(5):489-95
pubmed: 15866251
Curr Hypertens Rev. 2019 May 02;:
pubmed: 31057122
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Feb;10(2):e004609
pubmed: 28213507
Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jul 23;167(14):1552-3; author reply 1553
pubmed: 17646611
Am J Cardiol. 2018 May 1;121(9):1072-1075
pubmed: 29501206
Sleep Med Rev. 2018 Jun;39:134-142
pubmed: 29029984
J Clin Sleep Med. 2012 Oct 15;8(5):597-619
pubmed: 23066376
Eur Heart J. 2008 Jul;29(13):1662-9
pubmed: 18515807
Am Heart J. 2016 Mar;173:41-8
pubmed: 26920595
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;32(4):869-94
pubmed: 14711066
Sleep. 2005 Dec;28(12):1543-6
pubmed: 16408413
Circ Res. 2017 Apr 28;120(9):1501-1517
pubmed: 28450367
J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Jan 15;13(1):81-88
pubmed: 27655455
Circulation. 2010 Jul 27;122(4):352-60
pubmed: 20625114
JAMA. 2001 May 9;285(18):2370-5
pubmed: 11343485
Circ Res. 2018 Jun 8;122(12):1741-1764
pubmed: 29880501
Chest. 2004 Mar;125(3):879-85
pubmed: 15006945
Chest. 2015 Oct;148(4):945-952
pubmed: 25927872
Am Heart J. 2015 May;169(5):647-654.e2
pubmed: 25965712
Eur Respir J. 1999 Feb;13(2):403-10
pubmed: 10065689

Auteurs

Patrick L Stafford (PL)

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Evan K Harmon (EK)

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Paras Patel (P)

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

McCall Walker (M)

Department of Medicine, University of Texas- Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.

Gen-Min Lin (GM)

Department of Preventative Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Seung-Jung Park (SJ)

Department of Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Neal A Chatterjee (NA)

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Nishaki K Mehta (NK)

Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.

Sula Mazimba (S)

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Kenneth Bilchick (K)

Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

Younghoon Kwon (Y)

Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Classifications MeSH