Sleep. 1: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: definitions, epidemiology, and natural history

J R Stradling; R J O Davies

doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007161

Sleep. 1: Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: definitions, epidemiology, and natural history

Thorax. 2004 Jan;59(1):73-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.007161.

Authors

J R Stradling¹, R J O Davies

Affiliation

¹ Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford and Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. john.stradling@orh.nhs.uk

Abstract

Arguments over the definition of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) have still not been satisfactorily resolved. As a result, robust estimates of the prevalence of OSAHS are not possible. New approaches are needed to identify those who have "CPAP responsive" disease, enabling more accurate estimates to be made of the prevalence of the sleep apnoea syndrome in the community.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Bronchial Diseases / etiology
Bronchial Diseases / pathology
Bronchial Diseases / therapy
Cardiovascular Diseases / complications
Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Prevalence
Sex Characteristics
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / pathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy
Terminology as Topic