Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Respiratory Effort-Related Arousals in the General Population

Conclusions:In a middle-aged population-based cohort, the prevalence of a RERA index≥ 5 events/h was low (3.8%) and was not associated with negative clinical outcomes when using the currently recommended scoring criteria of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.Citation:Ogna A, Tobback N, Andries D, Preisig M, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Marques-Vidal P, Rubio JH, Heinzer R. Prevalence and clinical significance of respiratory effort-related arousals in the general population.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(8):1339–1345.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research