Open AccessRelationships between body mass index and depressive symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A study from Northern part of India, Kashmir
Author(s) -
Sheikh Shoib,
Javid Ahmad Malik,
Shariq Rashid Masoodi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_78_16
Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , epworth sleepiness scale , body mass index , medicine , polysomnography , depression (economics) , apnea–hypopnea index , physical therapy , rating scale , apnea , psychology , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often results in a wide range of psychological symptoms. The relationship of depressive disorders and depressive symptoms with body mass index (BMI) and severity of sleep apnea were the subject of numerous studies; results, however, were inconclusive in the majority of studies. Keeping this in view, we studied the correlates of depressive symptoms in patients with OSA. Relationships between BMI and depressive symptoms in patients with OSA.