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

  1. Quick Sleep Test
  2. Discuss your results with your GP
Quick Sleep Test
  • Has your partner noticed that you snore, gasp or stop breathing during sleep?
  • Do you wake up feeling unrefreshed?
  • Find out if you might have OSA

Take a quick sleep test


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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

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