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Progression and regression of sleep-disordered breathing with changes in weight: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

TitleProgression and regression of sleep-disordered breathing with changes in weight: the Sleep Heart Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2005
AuthorsNewman, AB, Foster, G, Givelber, R, F Nieto, J, Redline, S, Young, T
JournalArch Intern Med
Volume165
Issue20
Pagination2408-13
Date Published2005 Nov 14
ISSN0003-9926
KeywordsBody Weights and Measures, Causality, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Odds Ratio, Sex Distribution, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, United States, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
Abstract<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>The relationship of weight changes to the incidence, progression, and remission of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is not well defined. This study aims to determine the relationship between change in weight and progression or remission of SDB by polysomnography.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>We performed a longitudinal cohort study of the cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea in diverse US communities. Sleep apnea and polysomnographic indicators of SDB were assessed 5 years apart.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>A total of 2968 men and women (mean age, 62 years) participated in the study. Men were more likely to have an increase in Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) with a given increase in weight than were women, and this was not explained by differences in starting weight, waist circumference, age, or ethnicity. In a linear regression analysis, both men and women had a greater increase in RDI with weight gain than a decrease in RDI with weight loss. In a categorical analysis of larger degrees of change, this sex difference was also evident. Associations were similar in diverse ethnic groups. However, SDB progressed over time, even in those with stable weight.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Modest changes in weight were related to an increase or decrease in SDB, and this association was stronger in men than in women.</p>
DOI10.1001/archinte.165.20.2408
Alternate JournalArch Intern Med
PubMed ID16287771
Grant ListU01HL53916 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53931 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53934 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53937 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53938 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53940 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL53941 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL63429 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL63463 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01HL64360 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States