Risk of Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Abdominal Obesity Among Asian Americans: Comparing Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Body Mass Index

ConclusionsChinese and Korean immigrants living in the USA who are at high risk of sleep apnea have higher abdominal obesity, even after accounting for sociodemographic characteristics. Abdominal obesity may be a better indicator than general obesity when examining the risk of sleep apnea among Asian Americans.Information on Clinical TrialName: Screening To Prevent ColoRectal Cancer (STOP CRC) among At-Risk Asian American Primary Care PatientsNCT Number: NCT03481296;Date of registration: March 29, 2018URL:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03481296?term=Sunmin+Lee&draw=2&rank=1
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research