Objectives: The effect of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy on the components of metabolic syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Design: The study population consists of patients with clinical indication for PAP therapy. The sample is 40 patients of Sleep Clinic in Baharlooo Hospital. This study does not have a control group.
Setting and conduct: The patients referred to the Sleep Clinic complete the related questionnaires. After history taking and physical exam, a polysomnography will be performed. Patients with clinical indication for PAP therapy will be admitted to participate in the study and will be reevaluated in 3 months.
Participants: Inclusion criteria consist of adult patients with OSA and clinical indication for PAP therapy. Exclusion criteria consist of pregnancy, cardiopulmonary disorder, upper airway cancer or surgery, change or new administration of drug for hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
Intervention: PAP therapy
Main outcome measures: blood pressure, abdominal circumference and other anthropometric indexes, sex, age, fasting blood sugar (FBS), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglyceride, liver and kidney tests, 25 hydroxy vitamin D3, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), c reactive protein (CRP), and other complementary tests