The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic markers in obstructive sleep apnea

Ghadah Gadi; Siraj Wali; Emad Koshak; Mohammad Albar; Abdulkareem Fida; Muntasir Abdelaziz; Khaled Alnoury; Nabil Alama

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The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic markers in obstructive sleep apnea

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Ghadah Gadi^a, Siraj Wali^b^{, *}^,sowali@kau.edu.sa, Emad Koshak^c, Mohammad Albar^b, Abdulkareem Fida^d, Muntasir Abdelaziz^e, Khaled Alnoury^d, Nabil Alama^f

^aDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^bSleep Medicine and Research Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^cDean of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia

^dDepartment of Ear, Nose and Throat, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^eTameside Hospital, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester, UK

^fInternal Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

^*Corresponding author at: Sleep Medicine and Research Center, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, P.O. Box 21589, Jeddah 80215, Saudi Arabia.

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Siraj Walisowali@kau.edu.sa

Received 10 December 2015, Revised 1 June 2016, Accepted 6 June 2016, Available Online 27 June 2016.

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Keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Atopic markers; Atopy; Obstructive sleep apnea
Abstract: Allergic rhinitis (AR) related inflammation might worsen the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), however, the relationship between the two disorders remains controversial. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of AR and atopic markers in OSA. This cross-sectional study recruited participants with sleep-related complaints referred to a sleep center from February 2013 to June 2014. The diagnosis of OSA was based on the Berlin questionnaire (BQ) followed by confirmatory polysomnography (PSG). The diagnosis of AR was made via focused history and clinical examination and was confirmed by measuring atopic markers. OSA was diagnosed in 97 out of 157 adults attending the sleep clinic (61.8%). There was a high prevalence of AR (52.6%) among OSA individuals. This was not significantly different from the frequency in the non-OSA individuals (p = 0.5). Elevated total immunoglobulin E (IgE; >100 K/μL), eosinophil count, and positive Phadiatop tests were found in individuals with OSA to be 37.1%, 11.3%, and 41.2%, respectively. Individuals without OSA have shown similar percentages. In our cohort, there was no significant difference in frequency of AR and atopy among participants with OSA compared to those without OSA.
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