CPAP reduces BP and cortisol levels in patients with sleep apnea: Study

Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Published On 2021-08-13 03:30 GMT | Update On 2021-08-13 03:30 GMT

UK: CPAP treatment in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients is associated with lower blood pressure and cortisol levels, show results from a meta-analysis of 637 individuals. The study results appear in the journal Clinical Endocrinology.

Hypertension, OSA, and obesity frequently coexist and are associated with increased levels of cortisol. When investigating suspected Cushing's syndrome and hypertension, identification, and treatment of such patients become important. Studies on the impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on cortisol and blood pressure have been conducted but are limited by a small sample size and have yielded conflicting results.

Against the above background, Thang S. Han, University of London, Surrey, UK, and colleagues aimed to document changes in the levels of cortisol and blood pressure in response to CPAP treatment of OSA.

For this purpose, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis using RevMan (v5.3) and expressed in standardized mean difference (SMD) for catecholamines and mean difference for systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). The quality of the studies was evaluated using standard tools for assessing the risk of bias.

A total of 22 studies consisting of 16 prospective cohort studies (that recruited 385 participants) and six randomized control trials (totaling 252 participants) met the search criteria. The range of mean age was 41–62 years and BMI 27.2–35.1 kg/m2.

The research yielded the following findings:

CPAP treatment reduced plasma cortisol levels in PCS: SMD = −0.28 and in RCT: SMD = −0.39.
CPAP treatment reduced SBP by 5.4 mmHg and DBP by 3.3 mmHg.
Interstudy heterogeneity was low for all studies. Bias in most RCT arose from the lack of blinding of participants and personnel.

Our findings show that CPAP treatment in individuals with OSA reduces cortisol levels and blood pressure, concluded the authors.

Reference:

The study titled, "Changes in cortisol levels by continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: Meta-analysis of 637 individuals," is published in the journal Clinical Endocrinology.

DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cen.14573

Article Source : Clinical Endocrinology

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CPAP reduces BP and cortisol levels in patients with sleep apnea: Study

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