Avaliação dos níveis séricos de testosterona em pacientes com síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono
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2011-02-01
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Molina, Fernando Drimel
Suman, Marcela
Carvalho, Thiago Bittencourt Ottoni de
Piatto, Vânia Belintani
Taboga, Sebastião Roberto [UNESP]
Maniglia, José Victor
Tognola, Waldir Antônio
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Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial
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Homens com síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS) podem apresentar diminuição dos níveis de testosterona devido à hipóxia. OBJETIVOS: Relacionar os níveis séricos da testosterona, em pacientes com SAOS, com parâmetros clínico-laboratoriais. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Foram revisados 103 prontuários de pacientes com SAOS, entre os anos de 2002 e 2009, e coletados os seguintes dados: idade à época da realização da polissonografia, valores do Hematócrito e Hemoglobina, nível sérico da testosterona total, IMC, índice de apneia/hipopneia(IAH) e SatO2. FORMA do ESTUDO: Estudo de casos retrospectivo em corte transversal. RESULTADOS: 79 pacientes (77%) não apresentaram alteração hormonal e 24 (23%) apresentaram níveis séricos inferiores. Dos pacientes com testosterona normal 70% estavam com sobrepeso, enquanto que 63% com testosterona alterada apresentaram obesidade grau I (p<0,05). Os pacientes com testosterona alterada apresentaram as dosagens médias do Ht e da Hb e dos níveis médios do andrógeno significantemente inferiores aos dos pacientes sem alteração androgênica. A média do IMC dos pacientes com alteração hormonal foi significativamente maior que a média daqueles sem alteração. CONCLUSÃO: A relação entre o perfil sérico da testosterona matinal e a obesidade e, em menor grau, a idade, o IAH e a hipóxia, podem ser responsáveis pela supressão central da testosterona nesses pacientes. A queda dos valores hematimétricos pode ser relacionada aos baixos níveis circulantes da testosterona.
Males with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may present decreased testosterone serum levels because of hypoxemia. AIM: To correlate testosterone levels in OSAS patients with laboratory parameters. MATERIAL and METHODS: 103 registries of OSAS patients were reviewed from 2002 to 2009. The following data collected: age when polysomnography was done, hematocrit and hemoglobin levels, total testosterone serum levels, BMI, apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), and O2 saturation. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional retrospective case study. RESULTS: 79 patients (77%) had no hormonal changes, and 24 patients (23%) had decreased serum levels. In patients with normal testosterone levels, 70% were overweight; 63% with altered testosterone levels had obesity grade I (p<0.05). Patients with altered testosterone levels had significantly lower average doses of Ht, Hb and androgen compared to patients without altered androgen levels. The average BMI of patients with altered hormone levels was significantly higher compared to patients with normal hormone levels. CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between morning testosterone levels and obesity, and to a lesser degree age, AHI and hypoxemia may be the cause of central suppression of testosterone in these patients. Decreased blood HT and HB levels may be related to lower levels of circulating testosterone.
Males with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may present decreased testosterone serum levels because of hypoxemia. AIM: To correlate testosterone levels in OSAS patients with laboratory parameters. MATERIAL and METHODS: 103 registries of OSAS patients were reviewed from 2002 to 2009. The following data collected: age when polysomnography was done, hematocrit and hemoglobin levels, total testosterone serum levels, BMI, apnea/hypopnea index (AHI), and O2 saturation. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional retrospective case study. RESULTS: 79 patients (77%) had no hormonal changes, and 24 patients (23%) had decreased serum levels. In patients with normal testosterone levels, 70% were overweight; 63% with altered testosterone levels had obesity grade I (p<0.05). Patients with altered testosterone levels had significantly lower average doses of Ht, Hb and androgen compared to patients without altered androgen levels. The average BMI of patients with altered hormone levels was significantly higher compared to patients with normal hormone levels. CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between morning testosterone levels and obesity, and to a lesser degree age, AHI and hypoxemia may be the cause of central suppression of testosterone in these patients. Decreased blood HT and HB levels may be related to lower levels of circulating testosterone.
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blood cell count, sleep apnea obstructive, Obesity, obstructive, cell hypoxia, testosterone, apneia do sono tipo obstrutiva, contagem de células sanguíneas, hipóxia celular, obesidade, Testosterona
Como citar
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial, v. 77, n. 1, p. 88-95, 2011.