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

• Main Authors: Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Amir Hamzah, Azwan Faiz, Abdullah, Fa’iza, Asha’ari, Zamzil Amin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RF Otorhinolaryngology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/88178/1/88178_Prevalence%20of%20high%20risk%20for%20obstructive%20sleep%20apnoea.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88178/2/88178_Prevalence%20of%20high%20risk%20for%20obstructive%20sleep%20apnoea_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88178/3/88178_Prevalence%20of%20high%20risk%20for%20obstructive%20sleep%20apnoea_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88178/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/1782

INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder with recurrent episodes of apnoea or hypopnoea occurring during sleep. It is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, there is no applicable study that assesses the risk for OSA at the pri...