Population-based epidemiologic studies have uncovered the high prevalence and wide
severity spectrum of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, and have consistently found that …

Obesity which is defined as accumulation of excess body fat, is amajor cause of
atherosclerotic vascular disease in in-dustrial countries. Recent advances in the biology of …

Background: A study was undertaken to establish the prevalence of obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) in men with type 2 diabetes. Methods: Men with type 2 diabetes from local …

In this study, we hypothesized that anatomic abnormalities of the oropharynx, particularly
narrowing of the airway by the lateral pharyngeal walls, tonsils, and tongue, would be …

Arguments over the definition of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)
have still not been satisfactorily resolved. As a result, robust estimates of the prevalence of …

The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and upper airway resistance
syndrome (UARS) is based both on a combination of laboratory findings from whole-night …

There is a scarcity of adult prevalence studies of OSA outside the Caucasian populations of
North America, Europe and Australia, and comparisons have been complicated by …

We conducted a systematic review of current evidence on the effectiveness of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea …

Abstract Study Objectives: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines for
polysomnography (PSG) scoring are increasingly being adopted worldwide, but the …

This prospective, randomized, cross‐over trial was designed to compare the efficacy of a
mandibular advancement splint (MAS) with that of nasal continuous positive airway pressure …