Association Between Treated and Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Hypertension

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Authors

José M. Marı́n · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Àlvar Agustí · Hospital Arnau de Vilanova

Isabel Villar · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Marta Forner · Hospital Arnau de Vilanova

David Nieto · Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias

Santiago Carrizo · Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

Ferrán Barbé

Abstract

Compared with participants without OSA, the presence of OSA was associated with increased adjusted risk of incident hypertension; however, treatment with CPAP therapy was associated with a lower risk of hypertension.

Topics & Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 307, Issue 20, pp. 2169-76

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.3418

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