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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of sleep related disorders (SRDs) in subjects working in a company & to analyze different varieties of sleep related disorders and their causes. METHODS: 52 healthy persons of age between 20-55 years working in a multinational company as Engineers were included. Body mass index was calculated, Blood pressure was recorded using sphygmomanometer. The data was collected using standard questionnaire to evaluate sleep quality & identify individual sleep disorder consisting of Sleep Disorders Proforma, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. RESULTS: Methods of statistical analysis applied is Mean & standard deviation. The mean age of the respondents was 31.82+7.87 years, work hours were 9.26+1.01 h. Body Mass Index (BMI) was > 25 in 48.07%, average time to fall asleep was19 min (range: 5-90 min), average duration of actual sleep was 6.61 h (range: 4-8 h) with 50% reporting good quality sleep (global PSQI<5). The reported rate of SRDs was 50% depending on the questionnaire. Insomnia, sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) were reported by 23.07% and 11.53%. Obesity was not associated with SRDs. In 34.16% of subjects with SRDs BMI was <25 kg/m2. Respondents attributed SRDs to stress, office tensions, financial problems and family tensions.

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