The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome with obesity, hypertension and
cardiovascular disease has highlighted the broad public health importance of this condition …

The objective of this study was to compare the frequency of some sociocultural, clinical, and
anthropometric data between men and women in a sample of 1745 patients referred to a …

This review summarizes the recent literature on the epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) from various population-based studies. Despite methodologic differences …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS),
using current clinical and epidemiological techniques, among the adult population of Sao …

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) defined at an apnea-hypopnea index
(AHI)≥ 5 was a mean of 22%(range, 9-37%) in men and 17%(range, 4-50%) in women in …

Sleep-disturbed breathing, which includes apneas, hypopneas, and oxygen desaturations,
occurs in asymptomatic individuals and increases with age. Obstructive apnea is the most …

We examined the prevalence of daytime hypertension in a modern sample of patients with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and assessed the relative risk factors contributing to the …

Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is characterized by recurrent
episodes of partial or complete upper airway collapse during sleep that is highlighted by a …

The prevalence and related clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea (OSAH)
in the general population were estimated in a two-phase cross-sectional study. The first …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete and
partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The diagnosis of OSA requires the …