Sentences with phrase «moderate obstructive sleep apnea»

Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild - to - moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes.

«Mild - to - moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, diabetes: Studies show that young and middle - aged adults with sleep apnea have increased risk.»

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Based on data from the 1990s, the estimated prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States is 10 percent for mild OSA and 3.8 percent to 6.5 percent for moderate to severe OSA.

The study involved 15 adults with moderate - to - severe obstructive sleep apnea and 19 controls with mild or no sleep apnea.

Results show that the predicted peak oxygen uptake, a measure of aerobic physical fitness, was significantly lower in people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea than in controls.

«The early diagnosis and treatment with well - monitored, continuous use of CPAP therapy in otherwise healthy young adults with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea might prevent the future development of hypertension and reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications associated with the disease,» said Korcarz.

A study comparing children between 7 and 11 years of age who have moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea to children the same age who slept normally, found significant reductions of gray matter — brain cells involved in movement, memory, emotions, speech, perception, decision making and self - control — in several regions of the brains of children with sleep apnea.