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American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Australian study shows that sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for mortality
August 21st, 2008
Moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality, according to a study in the August 1 issue of the journal Sleep. Fourteen years after initial data were collected, about 33 percent of participants with moderate to severe sleep apnea had died (six of 18 individuals), compared with 6.5 percent of people with mild OSA (five of 77) and 7.7 percent of people with no OSA (22 of 285). The association between moderate to severe OSA and mortality remained significant after statistical adjustment for other risk factors, producing a fully adjusted hazard ratio of 6.24 for all-cause mortality; mild OSA was not a risk factor for...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-21)
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