Table 2.
OSA risk factors.
Questions for family physician to ask (recommendations could be offered if patient answers yes to any of these questions) | Do you experience interruption of breathing during sleep? |
Do you snore? | |
Do you fall asleep during the day when not wanted? | |
Do you wake up with a dry mouth? | |
Do you wake up with a headache? | |
Insomnia | |
Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30) | |
Presence of comorbid conditions (comorbidities associated with death in patients with COVID-19 commonly occur in patients with OSA, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity20) | Diabetes mellitus |
Hyperlipidemia | |
Cardiovascular morbidities | |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
Atrial fibrillation | |
Hypertension | |
Major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke) |