The effects of an exercise intervention on executive function among overweight adults with obstructive sleep apnea

PURPOSE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with poorer executive function. This study examined the effects of a comprehensive exercise intervention on executive function in overweight adults with mild and moderate-to-severe OSA.

METHODS: Participants aged between 30 and 65 years, with a body mass index (BMI) ranging from 27 to 42 kg/m2, participated in a 6-week exercise program. Standardized polysomnographic recording methods provided total Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) and level of hypoxemia. Executive function was assessed using the NIH Toolbox Flanker Inhibitory Control Test. A submaximal treadmill exercise test evaluated cardiorespiratory fitness. Participants with baseline total AHI between 5 and 14.9 events/h were classified as mild OSA and participants with baseline total AHI 15 ≥ events/h were classified as moderate-to-severe OSA.

RESULTS: Fifteen participants completed 18 exercise sessions. Significant differences between OSA categories at baseline were observed for sleep characteristics, but not for fitness or executive function. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests showed significant increases in median values for the Flanker Test in the moderate-to-severe category only, z = 2.429, p < .015, η2 = .737.

CONCLUSION: Six weeks of exercise improved executive function in overweight individuals with moderate-to-severe OSA, but not in those with mild OSA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Sleep and biological rhythms - 21(2023), 2 vom: 04. Apr., Seite 185-191

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kubitz, Karla A [VerfasserIn]
Park, Hyunjeong [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Susheel P [VerfasserIn]
Papandreou, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Dobrosielski, Devon A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive impairment
Executive function
Exercise training
Journal Article
Obstructive sleep apnea

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Date Revised 08.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s41105-022-00433-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356468135