Longer and Deeper Desaturations Are Associated With the Worsening of Mild Sleep Apnea: The Sleep Heart Health Study

Longer and Deeper Desaturations Are Associated With the Worsening of Mild Sleep Apnea: The Sleep Heart Health Study

Study ObjectivesObesity, older age, and male sex are recognized risk factors for sleep apnea. However, it is unclear whether the severity of hypoxic burden, an essential feature of sleep apnea, is associated with the risk of sleep apnea worsening. Thus, we investigated our hypothesis that the worsen...

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Main Authors: Tuomas Karhu, Sami Myllymaa, Sami Nikkonen, Diego R. Mazzotti, Juha Töyräs, Timo Leppänen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
sleep apnea
intermittent hypoxemia
hypoxic burden
desaturation
progression
risk factor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.657126/full

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