African Americans need OSA screening, education.(obstructive sleep apnea)

From: Internal Medicine News | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

LOS ANGELES -- African Americans are at increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea, compared with whites, but their bed partners are less likely to encourage them to seek treatment, Dr. Michael Friedman reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

Studies on the incidence of sleep apnea have focused primarily on whites, leaving the incidence among African Americans unknown, Dr. Friedman said. However, hypertension rates are twice as high among African Americans. Obesity, a strong risk factor for obstructive sleep ...

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