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Título

CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS TREATED FOR SLEEP DISORDERS IN A SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

Resumo

Sleep is a special physiological state that occurs cyclically, and its disorders affect quality of life and lead to metabolic and cardiovascular problems. The third edition of the international classification of sleep disorders (ICSD-3) classifies them as insomnia, sleep-related breathing disorders, central disorders of hypersomnolence, circadian rhythm of sleep-wake disorders, parasomnias and sleep-related movement disorders. This study aimed to discover the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients treated in the specialized sleep disorders outpatient clinic of the public otolaryngology and cervical-facial surgery service in the city of Manaus, AM, Brazil, between January 2019 and May 2021. The data of the analyzed sample were obtained from 72 medical records, in which it was observed that sleep disorders had a higher prevalence in the female sex, and predominated in the age group of between 51-60 years. Regarding life habits, both sexes presented a link with alcohol consumption (32.26%), tobacco use (11.1%) and were overweight (73.69%). Regarding the use of medication, 44.68% of patients reported using some type of hypnotic drug. In the item comorbidities, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) was noted in 44.62% of the subjects analyzed. The most prevalent diagnosis was obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (45.5%), which is consistent with the finding that 35.59% of the individuals had class IV Mallampati scoring. Statistically, none of these variables were shown to interfere with sleep quality when evaluated by means of the chi-square test. Finally, it was concluded that, in this specialized service, most of the consultations involve overweight women and that obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent disorder.

Palavras Chave

Clinical-epidemiological profile; sleep disorders; circadian rhythm