… CPAP >4 h·night −1 versus using CPAP ≤4 h·night −1 . Among those with good CPAP
adherence, those with ESS >10 at baseline … CPAP use and presence of sleepiness at baseline …

Background: Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the standard treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Objectives: The aim of the current study was to determine …

… machine use, but this does not prove a causal relationship, and because a repeat appointment
was needed to document any change, these are also of no use as baseline predictors. …

… Common symptoms of the condition have limited predictive value in identifying patients with
… as in sleeping patients, with the pharynx in relaxed or active states; but their predictive value …

… All variables with at least fair predictive ability were admitted for logistic … predictive
models in both the oral appliance and CPAP groups, with ‘treatment effectiveness’ and an ‘apnea-…

… Conclusions and Relevance Obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents is associated with
obesity and tonsillar hypertrophy in this study. Severe obstructive sleep apnea is more likely in …

… factors, on pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome severity. Efforts to reduce environmental
tobacco smoke exposure may help reduce obstructive sleep apnea syndrome severity. …

… We used the logistic regression model to identify predictors for positional sleep apnea as
well as predictors for normalization of RDI in non-supine position (non-supine RDI <5). We …

… nor the obstructive apnea index independently predicted low mean sleep latency, although
… 2 baseline predictor variables (Table 6): the SRBD scale but not the obstructive apnea index …

… Consequently, they may also have reduced the prevalence of sleep apnea, particularly CSA.
Our objectives, therefore, were to determine predictors and prevalences of OSA and CSA in …