The magnitude was much greater in children than adults, and central sleep apnea was tied to greater risk than obstructive sleep apnea.
LOS ANGELES — Individuals with both uncontrolled epilepsy and sleep apnea are at significantly higher risk for mortality than those with epilepsy alone, according to a new analysis of over 2 million patient-years drawn from the Komodo Health Claims Database.
Among those aged 1-18 years, the standardized mortality ratio for those with uncontrolled epilepsy was 27.7. For those with comorbid OSA, the SMR was 74.2, and for comorbid CSA, the SMR was 135.9. The association was less pronounced in older groups, dipping to 7.0, 11.3, and 19.5 in those aged 18-35 years, and 3.3, 3.1, and 2.8 among those aged 36 years or older.
The authors found that patients undergoing continuous positive airway pressure /bi-level positive airway pressure therapy had a higher mortality risk than those not undergoing CPAP therapy but cautioned that uncontrolled confounders may be contributing to the effect.
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