Polysomnographic and Clinical Characteristics of Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

Aim: We aimed to compare clinical, polysomnographicparametresofpatientswithpositional andnonpositionalOSA Material and method: This retrospective study was conducted during January2017andSeptember2018inatertiarycarecenterIstanbul. Acompleterecordof310patientswhowerepresented to our sleep center andunderwent polysomnography (PSG) was performed.30ofthesepatientswereexcluded becauseofcongestiveheart failure, chroniclungdiseaseandcentralsleepapneapatientsweredividedintotwo groups according toPSGaspositionalOSApatients(group1)andnonpositionalOSApatients(group2)Age, gender, BMI, neckcircumflex, polysomnographicparametreswereevaluated. Results: Atotalof280 patientsmadeupof102women and 178menwereincludedinthisstudy. Themeanageof group1(46,78±9,66) was found to be significantly lower than the mean age of group2(50,90±10,96)(p Conclusion: Inthelightofthesedata, itwasdeterminedthatpositionalOSApatientswereyounger andlowerweightandtheseverityofthediseasewaslesscommoninpositionalOSApatients