Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Variation by Age, Sex, and Race. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

The association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex, bidirectional, and may vary across groups. Understanding which cardiovascular risk factors vary in their relationship to OSA across population groups may improve knowledge of OSA-related CVD susceptibility.

Objectives

To better understand the heterogeneity of associations, we assessed whether associations of OSA with cardiovascular risk factors vary by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.

Methods

We performed cross-sectional analyses of 1,344 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis participants who underwent overnight full polysomnography, assays of fasting blood, and assessments of cardiovascular risk factors. Risk factors considered were blood pressure, glucose/lipid

SUBMITTER: Geovanini GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322035 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature