Association between asthma and risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is more common among patients with asthma; whether asthma is associated with the development of OSA is unknown.

Objective

To examine the prospective relationship of asthma with incident OSA.

Design, setting, and participants

Population-based prospective epidemiologic study (the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study) beginning in 1988. Adult participants were recruited from a random sample of Wisconsin state employees to attend overnight polysomnography studies at 4-year intervals. Asthma and covariate information were assessed during polysomnography studies through March 2013. Eligible participants were identified as free of OSA (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] of <5 events/h and not treated) by 2 baseline polysomnography studies. There were

SUBMITTER: Teodorescu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334115 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature