Predictors of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Community-Dwelling Adults<subtitle>The Sleep Heart Health Study</subtitle>

A significant proportion of occult SDB in the general population would be missed if screening or case finding were based solely on increased body habitus or male sex. Breathing pauses and obesity may be particularly insensitive for identifying SDB in older people. A better understanding of predictive factors for SDB, particularly in older adults, is needed.