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Somers - Figure 8

Prevalence of Sleep Apnea

FIG. 8:  In this study[3] it was noted that 1 in 4 middle-aged men and 1 in 10 middle-aged women had significant sleep disordered breathing.    

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References

[3]

Young T, Palta M, Dempsey J, et al. The occurrence of sleep- disordered breathing among middle-aged adults. N Engl J Med. 1993;328:1230–1235.