Serious Health Risks
Research shows that OSA is associated with other serious health conditions.
- More than one in three people with high blood pressure suffer from OSA1

- More than 80% of people with drug-resistant high blood pressure have OSA.2

- 50% of people with congestive heart failure have OSA3

Congestive heart failure is more common as we get older. 2% age 40-59; 5% age 60-69; 10% over 70's*.
Did you know that a person with OSA is seven times more likely to have a stroke than a person without OSA.4
A person with OSA is seven times more likely to have a car accident.5
Effectively treating OSA has clear medical and lifestyle benefits.
Next steps
- Quick Sleep Test
- Discuss your results with your GP
References
1 Sjostrom C, et al,
Prevalence of sleep apnoea and snoring in hypertensive men: a population based study. Thorax 2002;57:602-607
2
Logan AG, et al.. High prevalence of unrecognized sleep apnoea in drug-resistant hypertension. J Hypertens 2001;19(12):2271-7.
3 Javaheri S. Sleep disorders in systolic heart failure. Int J Cardiol. 2006 Jan 4;106(1):21-8.
4
Bassetti C, Aldrich MS. Sleep apnea in acute cerebrovascular diseases: final report on 128 patients. Sleep. 1999;22(2): 217-23.
5
Young T, Blustein J, Finn L, Palta M. Sleep-disordered breathing and motor vehicle accidents in a population-based sample of employed adults. Sleep. 1997;20(8):608-13.
*excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLB