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EVALUATION THROUGH THE STOP-BANG QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RISK OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AMONG MILITARY POLICE OF AMAZONAS

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Introduction:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder caused by total or partial cessation during sleep, associated with air hypoxia and recurrent awakenings; Objectives: To evaluate the risk of sleep apnea and sleep quality among the military police of Amazonas; Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional observational study from August 2019 to January 2020 with about ninety military police officers from the military police of the state of Amazonas (PMAM).The study was approved by CEP-UEA (CAAE: 13042019.0.0000.5016).Data were analyzed by the R software.The accepted level of significance was 5%. 47.8% (N=43) of military police officers are at high risk for OSA, 50% (N=45) have poor sleep quality according to the MSQ questionnaire and 41.1% (N=37) have excessive sleepiness A significant association was found between the presence of snoring and HAS (p=0.005) and an association between poor sleep quality (MSQ) with anxiety and depression (p=0.001 and p=0.003). Conclusion: In our study, we observed that military police officers have poor sleep quality, excessive sleepiness, and snoring, in addition to being overweight, which may be associated with the presence of OSA. Public health policies aimed at this population are necessary.