ELOISA MARIA MELLO SANTIAGO GEBRIM

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Instituto de Radiologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico

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    Upper Airway Collapsibility is Associated with Obesity and Hyoid Position
    (2014) GENTA, Pedro R.; SCHORR, Fabiola; ECKERT, Danny J.; GEBRIM, Eloisa; KAYAMORI, Fabiane; MORIYA, Henrique T.; MALHOTRA, Atul; LORENZI-FILHO, Geraldo
    Study Objectives: Upper airway anatomy plays a major role in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) pathogenesis. An inferiorly displaced hyoid as measured by the mandibular plane to hyoid distance (MPH) has been consistently associated with OSA. The hyoid is also a common landmark for pharyngeal length, upper airway volume, and tongue base. Tongue dimensions, pharyngeal length, and obesity are associated with OSA severity, although the link between these anatomical variables and pharyngeal collapsibility is less well known. We hypothesized that obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI), neck and waist circumferences, and variables associated with hyoid position (pharyngeal length, upper airway volume, and tongue dimensions) would be associated with passive pharyngeal critical closing pressure (Pcrit). Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Academic hospital. Patients: 34 Japanese-Brazilian males age 21 to 70 y. Interventions: N/A. Measurements and Results: We performed computed tomography scans of the upper airway, overnight polysomnography, and Pcrit measurements in all subjects. On average, subjects were overweight (BMI = 28 +/- 4 kg/m(2)) and OSA was moderately severe (apnea-hypopnea index = 29 [13-51], range 1-90 events/h). Factor analysis identified two factors among the studied variables: obesity (extracted from BMI, neck and waist circumferences) and hyoid position (MPH, pharyngeal length, tongue length, tongue volume, and upper airway volume). Both obesity and hyoid position correlated with Pcrit (r = 0.470 and 0.630, respectively) (P < 0.01). In addition, tongue volume, tongue length, pharyngeal length, and MPH correlated with waist and neck circumferences (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Pharyngeal critical closing pressure is associated with obesity and hyoid position. Tongue dimensions, pharyngeal length, and the mandibular plane to hyoid distance are associated with obesity variables. These findings provide novel insight into the potential factors mediating upper airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea.