Association between air pollutant exposure, body water distribution and sleep disorder indices in individuals with low-arousal-threshold obstructive sleep apnoea

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Air pollution may alter body water distribution, it may also be linked to low-arousal-threshold obstructive sleep apnoea (low-ArTH OSA). Here, we explored the mediation effects of air pollution on body water distribution and low-ArTH OSA manifestations. METHODS: In this retrospective study, we obtained sleep centre data from healthy participants and patients with low-ArTH OSA (N=1924) in northern Taiwan. Air pollutant exposure at different time intervals (1, 3, 6 and 12 months) was estimated using the nearest station estimation method, and government air-quality data were also obtained. Regression models were used to assess the associations of estimated exposure, sleep disorder indices and body water distribution with the risk of low-ArTH OSA. Mediation analysis was performed to explore the relationships between air pollution, body water distribution and sleep disorder indices. RESULTS: First, exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of ≤10 µm (PM10) for 1 and 3 months and exposure to PM with a diameter of ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5) for 3 months were significantly associated with the Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI), Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI), Arousal Index (ArI) and intracellular-to-extracellular water ratio (I-E water ratio). Significant associations were observed between the risk of low-ArTH OSA and 1- month exposure to PM10 (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.84), PM2.5 (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.74) and ozone (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.6). I-E water ratio alternation caused by 1-month exposure to PM10 and 3-month exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 had partial mediation effects on AHI and ODI. CONCLUSION: Air pollution can directly increase sleep disorder indices (AHI, ODI and ArI) and alter body water distribution, thus mediating the risk of low-ArTH OSA.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere001802
JournalBMJ Open Respiratory Research
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Air Pollutants/adverse effects
  • Arousal
  • Body Water/chemistry
  • Humans
  • Oxygen
  • Particulate Matter/adverse effects
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/epidemiology
  • Water

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