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SUBMITTER: Goswami U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4638210 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goswami Umesh U Baker Jason V JV Wang Qi Q Khalil Wajahat W Kunisaki Ken M KM
AIDS patient care and STDs 20150916 11
Fatigue is common among persons living with HIV (PLWH), and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) such as older age and obesity are increasingly prevalent. Studies of OSA among PLWH are lacking, so we aimed to characterize OSA symptoms and associated clinical consequences (e.g., fatigue) among a contemporary population of PLWH. Self-administered surveys containing 23 items that included self-reported snoring, witnessed apneas, estimated sleep duration, the Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) ...[more]