Prevalence of risks for obstructive sleep apnoea and its risk factors among adults attending government primary health clinics in Kuantan

• Main Authors: Amir Hamzah, Azwan Faiz, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Abdullah, Fa’iza, Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/76894/29/76894%20abstract.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76894/4/osa%20azwan%20mrs%20edited.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76894/5/award%20dr%20azwan.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/76894/

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep related breathing disorder with recurrent episodes of apnoea or hypopnoea occurring during sleep. It is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and prone to accidents. However, there is no applicable study that assess the risk for OSA at the...