Cephalometric and anthropometric data of obstructive apnea in different age groups.

Introduction: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome usually present with changes in upper airway morphology and/or body fat distribution, which may occur throughout life and increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with age.

Objective: To correlate cephalometric and anthropometric measures with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome severity in different age groups.

Methods: A retrospective study of cephalometric and anthropometric measures of 102 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was analyzed.

Correlation of cephalometric and anthropometric measures with obstructive sleep apnea severity.

Introduction:  Patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) often have associated changes in craniofacial morphology and distribution of body fat, either alone or in combination.

Aim:  To correlate cephalometric and anthropometric measures with OSAHS severity by using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI).

Method:  A retrospective cephalometry study of 93 patients with OSAHS was conducted from July 2010 to July 2012.