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The Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension by Race/Ethnicity in a Nationally Representative Sample
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Jun 10 2013
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Source: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 15(8):593-599.
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Alternative Title:J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
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Description:Background
The association between OSA and hypertension by race/ethnicity has not been well characterized in a national sample.
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Adult participants in the 2007–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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We reviewed self-reports of sleep apnea diagnosis, snorting, gasping or stopping breathing during sleep and snoring to derive whether OSA was probable (pOSA). Multivariable logistic regression determined whether pOSA predicted hypertension in the cohort, and BMI and ethno-racial strata.
Results
pOSA predicted hypertension in several groups: 1) Within BMI strata, there was a significant association among overweight individuals [OR (95% CI) =1.82 (1.26–2.62)]; 2) In race/ethnicity subgroups, the association was significant among Hispanic/Latinos [OR (95% CI) =1.69 (1.13, 2.53)] and whites [OR (95% CI) =1.40 (1.07, 1.84)]; 3) In models stratified by both race/ethnicity and weight, pOSA predicted hypertension among overweight Black/African Americans [OR (95% CI) =4.74 (1.86–12.03)], overweight whites [OR (95% CI) =1.65 (1.06, 2.57)], and obese Hispanic/Latino participants [OR (95% CI) =2.01 (1.16, 3.49)].
Conclusions
A simple, self-report tool for OSA was strongly associated with hypertension, and may serve as a potential future opportunity for OSA diagnosis.
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Pubmed ID:23889723
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC3733493
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