TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Sleepiness and sleep apnea syndrome. Analysis of 188 questionnaires (102 patients and 86 controls)
JO  - Neurophysiologie Clinique
A1  - Petiau, C.
A1  - Delanoe, C.
A1  - Hecht, M. T.
A1  - Chamouard, V.
A1  - Krieger, J.
SP  - 77
EP  - 85
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - A questionnaire was given to 102 obstructive sleep apnea patients and 86 controls. A somnolence index was defined by averaging the scores of the answers to eleven questions concerning sleepiness. This index separated patients and controls (P < 0.0001). It was correlated with the apnea + hypopnea index (r = 0.32, P < 0.001), the body mass index (r = 0.45, P < 0.001) and with an objective measurement of sleepiness obtained from a modified multiple sleep latency test (r = -0.54, P < 0.001). Depending upon the current occupation, the tendency to fall asleep decreased in the following order: watching TV, passenger in a means of transport, reading, attending a show, attending a meeting, driving a car, and eating. This order is the same in patients and controls, irrespective of their "overall sleepiness". Thus, the circumstances of falling asleep are indicative of the severity of sleepiness.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p> 
LA  - fr
SN  - 0987-7053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -