Studies from Inha University Hospital Describe New Findings in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Incidence disparities of obstructive sleep apnea-associated lung cancer by gender; Korean National Health Insurance data analysis): Respiratory Tract Diseases and Conditions – Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2023 JUL 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Information Technology Business Daily -- Investigators publish new report on obstructive sleep apnea. According to news reporting from Incheon, South Korea, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “IntroductionObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to increase the risk of various cancers.”

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Inha University Hospital: “By analyzing the Korea National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) registry, the impact of OSA on the lung cancer incidence was analyzed in a retrospective cohort group. MethodsA retrospective cohort of adult patients newly registered with OSA in the KNHIS data from 2007 to 2017 was included and observed until December 2019 (12 years). The main outcome measure was newly diagnosed lung cancer. The control group was set with age and sex that matched those in the OSA group. ResultsThe hazard ratio (HR) of OSA for lung cancer incidence showed a significantly reduced HR of 0.87 (95% CI, 0.82-0.93). The observed significance of this finding was limited to male OSA patients [HR, 0.84 (95% CI, 0.78-0.90)], while no significant association was found in female OSA patients [HR, 1.05 (95% CI, 0.91-1.21)], irrespective of their age.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “DiscussionOSA patients have a lower risk of developing lung cancer, but this risk reduction is gender-specific, as female OSA patients do not show a reduction in hazard ratio.”

For more information on this research see: Incidence disparities of obstructive sleep apnea-associated lung cancer by gender; Korean National Health Insurance data analysis. Frontiers in Oncology, 2023,13. (Frontiers in Oncology - http://www.frontiersin.org/oncology). The publisher for Frontiers in Oncology is Frontiers Media S.A.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1214279.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Marn Joon Park, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University Hospital, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea. Additional authors for this research include Kyung-Do Han, Jae Hoon Cho, Ji Ho Choi.

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