Is there an association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and obstructive sleep apnoea? A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007-2008 data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and to assess the confounding effect of body mass index (BMI) on this relationship.

Design

This was a cross-sectional analysis using data from the 2007-08 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Setting

Data were sourced from NHANES, a continuous survey sponsored by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, covering residents from 15 urban areas in the United States of America(USA).

Participants

The study included 4901 participants aged 16 years and older who had completed 25(OH)D data and responses to the OSA questionnaire.

Main exposure measure

Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404261 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature