Effect of Three Hypopnea Scoring Criteria on OSA Prevalence and Associated Comorbidities in the General Population

Conclusions:Hypopnea definition has a major effect on AHI and on OSA prevalence in the general population and, hence, important implications for public health policies. There is a twofold difference in the threshold above which an association with diabetes, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome is observed using AASM2007 compared to AASM1999 or AASM2012 criteria.Citation:Hirotsu C, Haba-Rubio J, Andries D, Tobback N, Marques-Vidal P, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Heinzer R. Effect of three hypopnea scoring criteria on OSA prevalence and associated comorbidities in the general population.J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(2):183–194.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research