Previous research has offered widely varying prevalence estimates for sleep apnea in the
population, leaving uncertain which breathing patterns are abnormal. To explore the …

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 …

Background Limited data have suggested that sleep-disordered breathing, a condition of
repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea during sleep, is prevalent among adults. Data …

These are the final results of a survey of sleep-disordered breathing, which examined
objective and subjective information from a large randomly selected elderly sample. We …

ContextSleep-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 …

Objective: To determine the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing and self-
reported general health status. Design: Cross sectional, population-based study of general …

In this case-control family study of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), we describe the
distributions of SDB and SDB risk factors in African-Americans and Caucasians. A total of …

The aim of the present study was to compare the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing
among Hispanic and white Americans and Japanese. A 1-night sleep study using a single …

Objective: Obesity is an important etiologic factor in sleep‐disordered breathing (SDB), but
the extent to which changes in obesity across adult life contribute independently to SDB in …

We investigated the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in healthy 80 year-old
subjects (n= 38) as compared with healthy 70-(n= 33) and 60-year-old subjects (n= 34). The …