| Title
of the article |
Incidence of sleep-disordered breathing in an urban adult population: the relative importance of risk factors in the development of sleep-disordered breathing. |
| Authors |
Tishler PV, Larkin EK, Schluchter MD, Redline S. |
| Journal
|
JAMA. 2003 May 7;289(17):2230-7. |
| Subject
Consultant |
C. Zoccali |
| Score
(1 to 3 stars) |
*** |
| Cross
referencing |
Clinical Nephrology |
| Comments |
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is both prevalent and associated with serious chronic illness. In the Cleveland Family Study, the Apnea-Hypopnea-Index was significantly associated with age, body mass index, male sex, and serum cholesterol concentration and the 5-year incidence was about 7.5% for moderately severe SDB and 16% (or less) for mild to moderately severe SDB. |
