ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2025
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome and risk of road traffic accidents.
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- Research Progress and Clinical Practice in the Comorbidity Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome and Obesity Hypopnea Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeThe relationship between obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and traffic accidents has not been previously studied. We aimed to determine the frequency of traffic accidents and the associated risk factors among people with OHS and compare with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) individuals.
methodsWe screened patients diagnosed with OSA and/or OHS in our sleep laboratory between 2015 and 2023. Patients who had a driver's license, had been driving for at least five years, at least three days a week, and drove more than 5000 km/year and had not received positive airway pressure treatment prior to their diagnosis were included. Polysomnographic data, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Berlin Sleep Questionnaire were collected from the records. The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and inattention scores before the diagnosis, driving information and accident numbers from the three years before the diagnosis to the phone call were evaluated.
resultsA total of 121 patients (OHS/OSA: 43/78, F/M: 5/116, age: 46.9 ± 9.7 years, body mass index [BMI]: 32.5 ± 5.7 kg/m²) were included. ESS, FAS, apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and percentage of total sleep time with SpO
conclusionTraffic accidents were more common in OHS patients than in OSA patients, with obesity as the primary independent risk factor.
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