Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

Abstract

Objective: This study was performed retrospectively to evaluate the relationship between smoking, weight, biochemical, and hematological parameters and Common Carotid Artery- Intima Media Thickness (CCA-IMT) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS). Methods: 96 OSAS patients aged between 30 and 76 years (Average = 47 ±12), and 48 control subjects aged between 22 and 75 years (Average = 53 ±11) were evaluated. Doppler ultrasonography was used to measure CCA-IMT of subjects, grouped based on Apnoea hypopnea index (AHI), smoking habit, and body mass index (BMI). Results: It is observed that CCA- IMT increases in OSAS patients. The hemoglobin and hematocrit