Study shows severity of sleep apnea is influenced by race
Sleep apnea severity is higher in African American men, particularly in certain age rangesDARIEN, IL – A new study suggests that obstructive sleep apnea severity is higher in African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI). “The results show that in certain age groups, after correcting for other demographic factors, the severity of sleep apnea as measured by the apnea-hypopnea index is higher in African-American males than Caucasian males,” said James Rowley, PhD, the study’s senior investigator, professor of medicine at Wayne State University