Racial disparities in positive airway pressure therapy adherence among veterans with obstructive sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Black individuals are disproportionately affected by diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and OSA. Adherence to PAP therapy has been reported to be lower among black individuals. This study seeks to examine associations between black race and PAP adherence among veterans with OSA.

Methods

This was a retrospective study. Veterans newly diagnosed with OSA at a single Department of Veterans Affairs sleep center who were prescribed a modem-enabled PAP device between January 2015 and November 2017 were enrolled. PAP adherence was defined as ≥ 4 hours nightly usage for at least 70% of nights measured at 30 days from PAP setup. We examined the relationship between race and adherence, controlling for sex, marital status, age, socioeconomic status, residual apn

SUBMITTER: Hsu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446068 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature