Out of Center Sleep Testing in Ostensibly Healthy Middle Aged to Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Out of Center Sleep Testing (OCST) is used increasingly to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, there are few data using OCST that quantify the amount of intrinsic apneic and hypopneic events among asymptomatic healthy persons, especially those who are elderly. This analysis reports the results of OCST in a small group of ostensibly healthy asymptomatic individuals.

Methods

The study population was comprised of ostensibly healthy middle-aged to elderly volunteers for studies of circadian physiology. Before undergoing an OCST, they were found to be free of any chronic medical or psychiatry condition by history, physical and psychologic examination and by a variety of questionnaires and laboratory tests.

Results

There were 24 subjects ranging in a

SUBMITTER: Quan SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528663 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature