Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Hypertensive Outpatients in Primary Care

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea in hypertensive outpatients in primary care—Associations with sleep complaints, depressive symptoms and global perceived health.

Can obstructive sleep apnoea coexist with diseases such as hypertension? A recent study aimed to describe the prevalence of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and depressive symptoms in hypertensive men and women below 65 years of age and to describe the association of OSA to subjective sleep complaints, depressive symptoms and global perceived health. Through a cross-sectional study, the authors found out that OSA is highly prevalent among patients with hypertension in primary care and goes together with sleep complaints and depressive symptoms that have a negative impact on global perceived health. Hypertensive patients without subjective sleep complaints or depressive symptoms may still have OSA.

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http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=38502

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