Open AccessPrevalence and correlates of obstructive sleep apnea among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Sleep Study
Author(s) -
Dayna A. Johnson,
Na Guo,
Michael Rueschman,
Rui Wang,
James G. Wilson,
Susan Redline
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/zsy154
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , actigraphy , waist , polysomnography , physical therapy , sleep apnea , logistic regression , odds ratio , demography , pediatrics , apnea , sociology , circadian rhythm
African Americans have been under-represented in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) research. This study determined the prevalence and correlates of OSA overall and by sex among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Sleep Study.
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