Increased prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in adults

Sleep-disordered breathing is a common disorder with a range of harmful sequelae. Obesity is a strong causal factor for sleep-disordered breathing, and because of the ongoing obesity epidemic, previous estimates of sleep-disordered breathing prevalence require updating. We estimated the prevalence o...

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Published in:	American journal of epidemiology Vol. 177; no. 9; p. 1006
Main Authors:	Peppard, Paul E, Young, Terry, Barnet, Jodi H, Palta, Mari, Hagen, Erika W, Hla, Khin Mae
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.05.2013
Subjects:	Adult Aged Body Mass Index Cohort Studies Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - epidemiology Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - etiology Female Health Surveys Humans Logistic Models Male Obesity - epidemiology Polysomnography Prevalence Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution Sleep Apnea Syndromes - epidemiology Sleep Apnea Syndromes - etiology United States - epidemiology Wisconsin - epidemiology United States Wisconsin sleep middle age adult obesity
ISSN:	1476-6256, 1476-6256
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