Titre du document / Document title

Estimation of the clinically diagnosed proportion of sleep apnea syndrome in middle-aged men and women

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

YOUNG T. ⁽¹⁾ ; EVANS L. ⁽¹⁾ ; FINN L. ⁽¹⁾ ; PALTA M. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Sleep and Respiration Research Group, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

The proportion of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in the general adult population that goes undiagnosed was estimated from a sample of 4,925 employed adults. Questionnaire data on doctor-diagnosed sleep apnea were followed up to ascertain the prevalence of diagnosed sleep apnea. In-laboratory polysomnography on a subset of 1,090 participants was used to estimate screen-detected sleep apnea. In this population, without obvious barriers to health care for sleep disorders, we estimate that 93% of women and 82% of men with moderate to severe SAS have not been clinically diagnosed. These findings provide a baseline for assessing health care resource needs for sleep apnea.

Revue / Journal Title

Sleep   ISSN 0161-8105   CODEN SLEED6 

Source / Source

1997, vol. 20, n^o9, pp. 705-706 (5 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Rochester, MN, ETATS-UNIS  (1978) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Sleep apnea syndrome ; Upper respiratory tract ; Epidemiology ; Sex ; Prevalence ; Wisconsin ; Human ; United States ; North America ; America ; Sleep disorder ; Public health ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Apnée sommeil syndrome ; Voie respiratoire supérieure ; Epidémiologie ; Sexe ; Prévalence ; Wisconsin ; Homme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique du Nord ; Amérique ; Trouble sommeil ; Santé publique ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Apnea sueno síndrome ; Vía respiratoria superior ; Epidemiología ; Sexo ; Prevalencia ; Wisconsín ; Hombre ; Estados Unidos ; America del norte ; America ; Trastorno sueño ; Salud pública ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18084, 35400007964555.0030