Abstract
Objective: To compare the sex ratio, age distribution, severity of the illness, comorbidities, and the treatment of the patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in China and Germany. Methods: A retrospective study of the data was conducted, and a total of 200 patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Germany and China from March 2013 to October 2015 were analyzed. The sex ratio, age distribution, severity of the illness, comorbidities and treatment methods were analyzed. Results: There was no significant difference in the severity of disease, sex ratio, and age distribution between the patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in China and Germany(P>0.05). In terms of comorbidities, the combination of moderate and severe patients in the German group, compared with the moderate and severe patients in the Chinese group, except for cerebrovascular disease, the comorbidities were less than those in the Chinese group(P<0.05), the difference was statistically significant. In terms of treatment, the patients in the German group were compared with the patients in the Chinese group with light, moderate, and severe patients. Except for the German patients who received oral appliances and surgical treatment, more patients were treated than Chinese patients(P<0.05), the difference is statistically significant. Conclusion: The two country(Germany and China) are basically the same in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, but Germany pays more attention to details and individualization in treatment.