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Identifying people at high risk for developing sleep apnea syndrome (SAS): a cross-sectional study in a Pakistani population |
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| Authors: | Fawad Taj Zarmeneh Aly Mahwash Kassi Mansoor Ahmed |
| Affiliation: | (1) Neurology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan;(2) Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan;(3) Medical Director, FCCP, DABSM, FAASM, Southwest Cleveland Sleep Centers, Cleveland, OH-44133, USA |
| Abstract: | BackgroundObstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is associated with many cardiovascular and psychiatric diseases. Day-time sleepiness is a common consequence of sleep apnea and correlates with road-traffic accidents (RTA). Pakistan has a high prevalence of factors which predispose an individual to OSA and death from RTAs are a huge burden. However there is a dearth of prevalence studies in this regard. We aim to understand local relevance of the disease and estimate the prevalence of individuals high-risk for OSA. |
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