An observational cohort study of 1,022 individuals found that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (defined as an apnea-hypopnea index of 5 or higher) significantly increased the risk of stroke or death from any cause, independent of other risk factors such as hypertension.

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• Person: Colten HR, Altevogt BM Organization: National Academies Press
  Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI

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• Extent and Health Consequences of Chronic Sleep Loss and ... - NCBI www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Colten HR, Altevogt BM · National Academies Press via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• obstructive sleep apnea concept
• hypertension concept
• apnea-hypopnea index concept
• stroke concept