The Relationship between Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Hypertension in a Nationally Representative Sample

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), characterized by abnormal respiratory patterns or inadequate quantity of ventilation, is common in adults. A positive association between SDB and hypertension has been established, in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. One void in the literature concerns...

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Main Authors: Geiger, Sarah Dee, Shankar, Anoop
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429187/