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Title

Implications of Age and Sex in Relation to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Spectrum: Korean Genome and Epidemiology-Ansan Aging Study.

Authors

Siddiquee, Ali Tanweer; Soriul Kim; Abbott, Robert D.; Min-Hee Lee; Kim, Regina E. Y.; Hye Ryeong Nam; Seung Ku Lee; Chol Shin; Kim, Soriul; Lee, Min-Hee; Nam, Hye Ryeong; Lee, Seung Ku; Shin, Chol

Abstract

The article presents a study which examines the association of age and sex with the continuous spectrum of apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) in a large, middle-aged to elderly general population. It mentions that the study protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee of Korea University Ansan Hospital. The study suggests a positive association between age and quantiles of AHI.

Subjects

SOUTH Korea; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; EVALUATION research; SEVERITY of illness index; COMPARATIVE studies; SLEEP apnea syndromes; AGING; QUESTIONNAIRES

Publication

Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2022, Vol 19, Issue 6, p1069

ISSN

2329-6933

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1513/AnnalsATS.202112-1339RL