Sleep apnea screening is uncommon after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/background

To assess (1) pre and post-stroke screening for sleep apnea (SA) within a population-based study without an academic medical center, and (2) ethnic differences in post-stroke sleep apnea screening among Mexican Americans (MAs) and non-Hispanic whites (NHWs).

Patients/methods

MAs and NHWs with stroke in the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi project (2011-2015) were interviewed shortly after stroke about the pre-stroke period, and again at approximately 90 days after stroke in reference to the post-stroke period. Questions included whether any clinical provider directly asked about snoring or daytime sleepiness or had offered polysomnography. Logistic regression tested the association between these outcomes and ethnicity both unadjusted and adjus

SUBMITTER: Brown DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature