Open AccessEffect of Three Hypopnea Scoring Criteria on OSA Prevalence and Associated Comorbidities in the General Population
Author(s) -
Camila Hirotsu,
José HabaRubio,
Daniela Andries,
Nadia Tobback,
Pedro MarquesVidal,
Péter Vollenweider,
Gérard Waeber,
Raphaël Heinzer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7612
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , population , physical therapy , environmental health
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the main polysomnographic measure to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to evaluate the effect of three standard hypopnea definitions on the prevalence of OSA and its association with cardiometabolic outcomes in the general population.
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