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9351127

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
Studies have consistently shown that sleep apnea patients have high accident rates, but the generalizability of the association beyond clinic populations has been questioned. The goal of this investigation was to determine if unrecognized sleep-disordered breathing in the general population, ranging from mild to severe, is associated with motor vehicle accidents. The sample comprised 913 employed adults enrolled in an ongoing study of the natural history of sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep-disordered breathing status was determined by overnight in-laboratory polysomnography and motor vehicle accident (MVA) history was obtained from a statewide data base of all traffic violations and accidents from 1988 to 1993. Men with five or more apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep [apnea-plus-hypopnea index (AHI) > 5], compared to those without sleep-disordered breathing, were significantly more likely to have at least one accident in 5 years (adjusted odds ratio = 3.4 for habitual snorers, 4.2 for AHI 5-15, and 3.4 for AHI > 15). Men and women combined with AHI > 15 (vs. no sleep-disordered breathing) were significantly more likely to have multiple accidents in 5 years (odds ratio = 7.3). These results, free of clinic selection bias, indicate that unrecognized sleep-disordered breathing in the general population is linked to motor vehicle accident occurrence. If the association is causal, unrecognized sleep-disordered breathing may account for a significant proportion of motor vehicle accidents.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0161-8105
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
608-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Sleep-disordered breathing and motor vehicle accidents in a population-based sample of employed adults.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53705, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.