Global burden of sleep‐disordered breathing and its implications

MM Lyons, NY Bhatt, AI Pack, UJ Magalang - Respirology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One‐seventh of the world's adult population, or approximately one billion people, are
estimated to have OSA. Over the past four decades, obesity, the main risk factor for OSA, has …

Obstructive sleep apnea and cognitive decline: a review of potential vulnerability and protective factors

J Legault, C Thompson, MÈ Martineau-Dussault… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Around 40% of dementia risk is attributable to modifiable risk factors such as physical
inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Recently, sleep disorders, including …

A portrait of obstructive sleep apnea risk factors in 27,210 middle-aged and older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

C Thompson, J Legault, G Moullec, M Baltzan… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Determining the prevalence and characteristics of individuals susceptible to present with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is essential for developing targeted and efficient prevention …

Obstructive sleep apnea and the brain: a focus on gray and white matter structure

AA Baril, MÈ Martineau-Dussault, E Sanchez… - Current neurology and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obstructive sleep apnea is extremely prevalent in the elderly
and may precipitate dementia. We review recent advances on gray and white matter …

Predictors of the efficacy for daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with continual positive airway pressure therapy: a meta-analysis of …

Z Li, S Cai, J Wang, R Chen - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The main aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the predictors of the efficacy of
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in ameliorating excessive daytime sleepiness …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in Singaporean patients with obstructive sleep apnea

B Tan, A Tan, YH Chan, Y Mok, HS Wong… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the rates of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) uptake and
adherence amongst Singaporean patients diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) …

[HTML][HTML] Review of echocardiographic findings in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

R Sascău, IM Zota, C Stătescu… - Canadian respiratory …, 2018 - hindawi.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes recurrent apneas due to upper respiratory tract
collapse, leading to sympathetic nervous system hyperactivation and increased …

Positional sleep apnea among regional and remote Australian population and simulated positional treatment effects

H Garg, XY Er, T Howarth… - Nature and Science of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To assess the prevalence of positional sleep apnea (POSA) and its predictors in
patients diagnosed to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the regional and remote …

Ten-year adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in patients with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea

M Tsuyumu, T Tsurumoto, J Iimura, T Nakajima… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the 10-year adherence to and identify the predictors of
dropout from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for patients with …

Choosing the right mask for your Asian patient with sleep apnoea: a randomized, crossover trial of CPAP interfaces

KJ Goh, RY Soh, LC Leow, ST Toh, PR Song… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective A major challenge with the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
(OSA) is adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Mask tolerability …