Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

Population-based epidemiologic studies have uncovered the high prevalence and wide
severity spectrum of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, and have consistently found that …

Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …

Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in the general population and may be linked in a
bidirectional fashion to stroke, which is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality …

Background Limited data have suggested that sleep-disordered breathing, a condition of
repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea during sleep, is prevalent among adults. Data …

Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the management of obstructive sleep …

ContextExcess body weight is positively associated with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB),
a prevalent condition in the US general population. No large study has been conducted of …

The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) as risk factors …

The prevalence and related clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea (OSAH)
in the general population were estimated in a two-phase cross-sectional study. The first …

This paper, which has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the
American Sleep Disorders Association, provides the background for the Standards of …