Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the general population: A systematic review

With this systematic review we aimed to determine the prevalence of OSA in adults in the general population and how it varied between population sub-groups. Twenty-four studies out of 3,807 found by systematically searching PubMed and EMBASE databases were included in this review. Substantial methodological heterogeneity in population prevalence studies has caused a wide variation in the reported prevalence, which, in general, is high. At ≥5 Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), the overall population prevalence ranged from 9% to 38% and was higher in men.

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