Obstructive sleep apnea negatively impacts objectively measured physical activity.

CONCLUSION: Individuals screened as likely possessing OSA were less physically active than individuals without OSA when measured through objective means. We found no group differences in daytime sleepiness, BMI, or percent fat, suggesting other mechanisms than obesity and sleepiness for this difference.
PMID: 30022324 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 18, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Hargens TA, Martin RA, Strosnider CL, Giersch GEW, Womack CJ Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research