Cross-Sectional Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Japanese Public Transportation Drivers: Its Prevalence and Association with Pathological Objective Daytime Sleepiness

This article reports on a cross-sectional study of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in Japanese public transportation drivers, focusing on factors associated with a pathological level of objective daytime sleepiness. The study was part of a health check program for a public transportation company in Tokyo. The study included 2,389 Japanese male transit drivers who wore portable monitoring devices (PMD) for screening. In addition, nocturnal polysomnography (n-PSG) and multiple sleep latency tests (MSLT) were administered to participants whose PMD showed a with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of at least 15. The authors diagnosed 235 subjects (9.8%) as having OSAS. The study also used the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to evaluate awareness of excessive daytime sleepiness. Risk factors for a pathological level of daytime sleepiness included AHI on n-PSG at least 40 and Epworth Sleepiness Scale score at least 11. The authors conclude with a brief discussion of the potential impact of shift-work schedules, which were not factored into this research.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000692
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  • Article
• Authors:
  • Sasai-Sakuma, Taeko
  • Kikuchi, Katsunori
  • Inoue, Yuichi M
• Publication Date: 2016-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 455-458
• Serial:
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 1076-2752
  • Serial URL: https://journals.lww.com/joem/pages/default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Commercial drivers; Diagnostic tests; High risk drivers; Public transit; Risk assessment; Sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders
• Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01611873
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 2016 2:11PM