Rationale: No data exist as to the role of ethnicity in the associations between obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA), sleep duration, and metabolic dysfunction. Objectives: To examine links …

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 …

Many facets of health‐related quality of life are diminished in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
as they are in other chronic medical conditions. We speculated that impairment in health …

Background Reports of subjective sleep quality are frequently collected in research and
clinical practice. It is unclear, however, how well polysomnographic measures of sleep …

Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a treatable but markedly under-
diagnosed condition of frequent breathing pauses during sleep. SDB is linked to incident …

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 …

Background: Although sleep apnea is common, it often goes undiagnosed in primary care
encounters. Objective: To test the Berlin Questionnaire as a means of identifying patients …

Objectives In older adults, traditional metrics derived from polysomnography (PSG) are not
well correlated with subjective sleep quality. Little is known about whether the association …

Context Sleep-disordered breathing (characterized by recurrent arousals from sleep and
intermittent hypoxemia) is common among older adults. Cross-sectional studies have linked …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing is a common condition associated with adverse
health outcomes including hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The overall objective …