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Abdominal compression increases upper airway collapsibility during sleep in obese male obstructive sleep apnea patients. 2009

Daniel L Stadler, and R Doug McEvoy, and Kate E Sprecher, and Kieron J Thomson, and Melissa K Ryan, and Courtney C Thompson, and Peter G Catcheside
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, The Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia 5041, Australia. daniel.stadler@health.sa.gov.au

OBJECTIVE Abdominal obesity, particularly common in centrally obese males, may have a negative impact on upper airway (UA) function during sleep. For example, cranial displacement of the diaphragm with raised intra-abdominal pressure may reduce axial tension exerted on the UA by intrathoracic structures and increase UA collapsibility during sleep. METHODS This study aimed to examine the effect of abdominal compression on UA function during sleep in obese male obstructive sleep apnea patients. METHODS Participants slept in a sound-insulated room with physiologic measurements controlled from an adjacent room. METHODS Fifteen obese (body mass index: 34.5 +/- 1.1 kg/m2) male obstructive sleep apnea patients (apnea-hypopnea index: 58.1 +/- 6.8 events/h) aged 50 +/- 2.6 years participated. METHODS Gastric (PGA) and transdiaphragmatic pressures (P(DI)), UA closing pressure (UACP), UA airflow resistance (R(UA)), and changes in end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) were determined during stable stage 2 sleep with and without abdominal compression, achieved via inflation of a pneumatic cuff placed around the abdomen. UACP was assessed during brief mask occlusions. RESULTS Abdominal compression significantly decreased EELV by 0.53 +/- 0.24 L (P=0.045) and increased PGA (16.2 +/- 0.8 versus 10.8 +/- 0.7 cm H2O, P < 0.001), P(DI) (11.7 +/- 0.9 versus 7.6 +/- 1.2 cm H2O, P < 0.001) and UACP (1.4 +/- 0.8 versus 0.9 +/- 0.9 cm H2O, P = 0.039) but not R(UA)(6.5 +/- 1.4 versus 6.9 +/- 1.4 cm H2O x L/s, P=0.585). CONCLUSIONS Abdominal compression negatively impacts on UA collapsibility during sleep and this effect may help explain strong associations between central obesity and obstructive sleep apnea.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008176 Lung Volume Measurements Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. Lung Capacities,Lung Volumes,Capacity, Lung,Lung Capacity,Lung Volume,Lung Volume Measurement,Measurement, Lung Volume,Volume, Lung
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009765 Obesity A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
D012137 Respiratory System The tubular and cavernous organs and structures, by means of which pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the blood are brought about. Respiratory Tract,Respiratory Systems,Respiratory Tracts,System, Respiratory,Tract, Respiratory
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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