Prevalence and correlates of obstructive sleep apnea among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Sleep Study.

ABSTRACT: African Americans have been under-represented in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) research. This study determined the prevalence and correlates of OSA overall and by sex among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Sleep Study. Participants (N = 852) underwent a type 3 in-home sleep apnea study, 7 day wrist actigraphy and completed standardized measurements and questionnaires. OSA was defined as an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of ≥15, where hypopneas were defined as ≥ 4% associated desaturation. Physician diagnosis of OSA was self-reported. Logistic regression models were fit to determine the associations of demographics, socioeconomic status, sleep symptoms, actigraphy-based sleep, body mass index (BMI), and comorbidities with OSA. Average age was 63.1 (standard deviation = 10.7), 66% were fem

SUBMITTER: Johnson DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187109 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature