The impact of comprehensive healthy lifestyles on obstructive sleep apnea and the mediating role of BMI: insights from NHANES 2005-2008 and 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this study, the associations between healthy lifestyles and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in middle-aged and elderly adults were investigated via data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for the periods of 2005-2008 and 2015-2018.

Methods

A total of 6,406 participants aged 40 years and older were included in the analysis. Healthy lifestyle behaviors were assessed through diet quality, physical activity, sleep duration, alcohol consumption, smoking status, and body mass index (BMI). A composite healthy lifestyle score (ranging from 0 to 6) was created and categorized into insufficient (0-2), intermediate (3-4), and optimal (5-6) health groups. Weighted logistic regression models were used to examine the association between these lif

SUBMITTER: Mou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11619612 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature