Study compares prevalence of central and obstructive sleep apnea

An analysis of data from the Sleep Heart Health Study shows that among individuals with self-reported heart failure, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was much more common at 55.1% than central sleep apnea (CSA) at 4.1%. According to the study published in the July issue of SLEEP, the overall prevalences of CSA and Cheyne Stokes respiration (CSR) in the large community-based sample were 0.9% and 0.4%, respectively.

Read the study in SLEEP – Prevalence and Characteristics of Central Compared to Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Analyses from the Sleep Heart Health Study Cohort