Incidence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in an Urban Adult Population: The Relative Importance of Risk Factors in the Development of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
CONTEXT Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is both prevalent and associated with serious chronic illness. The incidence of SDB and the effect of risk factors on this incidence are unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the 5-year incidence of SDB overall and as influenced by risk factors. DESIGN, SETTING, AN...
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Veröffentlicht in: | JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2003-05, Vol.289 (17), p.2230-2237 |
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Zusammenfassung: | CONTEXT Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is both prevalent and associated with
serious chronic illness. The incidence of SDB and the effect of risk factors
on this incidence are unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the 5-year incidence of SDB overall and as influenced by
risk factors. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Of the 1149 participants in the Cleveland Family Study, those aged 18
years or older, from either case or control families, who had 2 in-home sleep
studies 5 years apart. The first had to have been performed before June 30,
1997, and had to have normal results (apnea hypopnea index [AHI] |
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ISSN: | 0098-7484 1538-3598 |
DOI: | 10.1001/jama.289.17.2230 |