Sleep apnoea among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in the Northern Territory of Australia—a comparative study

Abstract Australian Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders (ATSI) are noted to have a higher burden of chronic health conditions. However, there is a paucity of data on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in this population. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the clinical and polysomnographic (P...

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Published in:	Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 43; no. 3; p. 1
Main Authors:	Heraganahally, Subash S, Kruavit, Anuk, Oguoma, Victor M, Gokula, Chandran, Mehra, Sumit, Judge, Daniel, Sajkov, Dimitar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	US Oxford University Press 01.03.2020
Subjects:	Aboriginal Australians Adult Body mass index Cardiovascular disease Comparative analysis Comparative studies Diabetes Eye movements Female Heart diseases Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Native peoples Northern Territory - epidemiology Polysomnography Population Retrospective Studies Sleep apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology Northern Territory Australia Indigenous aboriginal Northern Territory Australia OSA chronic hypertension non-Aboriginal obstructive sleep apnoea obesity
ISSN:	0161-8105, 1550-9109, 1550-9109
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