Association between smoking and obstructive sleep apnea in adult and aged male population – A survey based study

Abstract

Smoking is defined as the process where a person inhales smoke either from burnt paper or electronic cigarette with or without containing tobacco. There are various drugs and substances which can be abused in the form of smoking. In the earlier days smoking cigarettes were branded as an healthy lifestyle. One such deteriorating effect of smoking could be OSA abbreviating to obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea can be defined as the obstruction of the airway either completely or partially during the sleep. India being a country with a huge population of smokers has inadequate public health awareness. The aim of the study is to analyse if there is any association between smoking and obstructive sleep apnea. Our study is a survey based study among the Indian population. No ethical approval was required from the study due to the self volunteering of the participants.Sample size of this study was n=100. Pre tested questionnaire containing questions based on smoking,sleep patterns derived from Berlin’s & STOP BANG questionnaire. Questionnaire was circulated online among 100 participants above the age of 18 using Google Forms. The results were first imported to Excel then to SPSS software for further analysis. The present study population had male participation of 57%, and female participation of 43%, 59% of the study population were not aware of obstructive sleep apnea,75% of the participants declared that they are not addicted to smoking yet 25% are addicted,96% of the participants population found the study to be useful. The present survey study concluded that there may be an association between smoking and obstructive sleep apnea in the adult and aged population.