Background Polysomnography is used to assess sleep quality and to gauge the functional
effect of sleep disorders. Few population-based data are available to estimate the variation …

Background: Recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing is
remarkably high (24% for men and 9% for women) and that the public health burden …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is common, but largely undiagnosed in the
general population. Information on demographic patterns of SDB occurrence and its …

Background The relationship of weight changes to the incidence, progression, and
remission of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is not well defined. This study aims to …

Background To our knowledge, the association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)
and hypertension has not been evaluated in subjects from the general population with a …

Background The prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) and insomnia
symptoms increases considerably with advancing age, but little is known about their …

Background: Clinical observations have linked sleepdisordered breathing, a condition of
repeated apneas and hypopneas during sleep, with hypertension but evidence for an …

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 …

Background: Population-based studies suggest that complaints of sleepiness are absent in
many individuals with sleep-disordered breathing. We investigated the prevalence of …

THIS SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE ARCHIVES IS devoted to original investigations that further
our understanding of the relationship of sleep and health. The theme that emerges …