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New sleep apnea study findings reported from National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 5th, 2010

Scientists discuss in 'Prevalence of self-reported clinically diagnosed sleep apnea according to obesity status in men and women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006' new findings in sleep apnea. According to a study from the United States, "To estimate the prevalence of self-reported clinically diagnosed sleep apnea (diagnosed sleep apnea) according to body mass index (BMI, measure of total obesity) and waist circumference (measure of abdominal obesity) in US adults. Data from a representative sample of 4309 US adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2006 were analyzed."

"Log-linear regression analyses with a robust...

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