Risk factors and clinical prediction formula for the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea in Asian adults.

ABSTRACT: Obstructive sleep apnea is a highly prevalent cyclic repetitive hypoxia-normoxia respiratory sleep disorder characterized by intermittent upper-airway collapse. It is mainly diagnosed using in-laboratory polysomnography. However, the time-spatial constraints of this procedure limit its application. To overcome these limitations, there have been studies aiming to develop clinical prediction formulas for screening of obstructive sleep apnea using the risk factors for this disorder. However, the applicability of the formula is restricted by the group specific factors included in it. Therefore, we aimed to assess the risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea and develop clinical prediction formulas, which can be used in different situations, for screening and assessing this disorder. We enrolle

SUBMITTER: Park DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853448 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature