オガワ タクミ   Ogawa Takumi
  小川 匠
   所属   鶴見大学  歯学部 歯学科 クラウンブリッジ補綴学
   鶴見大学  歯学部
   鶴見大学  歯学部 歯学科 歯科医学教育学
   職種   教授
論文種別 【査読あり】 研究論文(学術雑誌)
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読あり
表題 Correlation between retroglossal airway size and body mass index in OSA and non-OSA patients using cone beam CT imaging
掲載誌名 正式名:SLEEP AND BREATHING
ISSNコード:15209512
出版社 SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
巻・号・頁 12(4),pp.347-352
著者・共著者 Yuko Shigeta,Reyes Enciso,Takumi Ogawa,Werner H. Shintaku,Glenn T. Clark
発行年月 2008/11
概要 Most obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients are overweight, and OSA is substantially more common in obese individuals. In morbidly obese patients, at least 70% suffer from OSA. However, the exact mechanism by which obesity causes OSA is unclear. The aim of this study is to evaluate the retroglossal airway configuration quantitatively and to make clear the relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and airway configuration. This retrospective study included 15 OSA patients (male=11; female=4) and 14 normal controls (male=8; female=6). We studied the airway configuration on an axial slice at the level of the anterior-inferior corner of the second cervical vertebra. Maximum anterior-posterior diameter (AP) and lateral width (LW) of the airway were measured, and the square area (SA) was calculated. The airway cross-section area (AWA) was also measured, and then the AWA/SA ratio was calculated. AP, LW, and AWA were not statistically significantly different between controls and OSA patients. On the other hand, the AWA/SA ratio in OSA patients was 8.8% statistically significantly smaller than in controls after adjusting for sex, age, and BMI. In this sample, there was a negative correlati
DOI 10.1007/s11325-008-0186-6
PMID 18446397