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Sleep disorder
About: Sleep disorder is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 19380 publications have been published within this topic receiving 884281 citations. The topic is also known as: somnipathy & non-organic sleep disorder.
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TL;DR: Many college students are at risk for sleep disorders, and those at risk may also be atrisk for academic failure, according to a large, southeastern public university.
Abstract: Objective: To examine the prevalence of risk for sleep disorders among college students by gender and age, and their associations with grade point average (GPA). Participants: Participants were 1,845 college students at a large, southeastern public university. Methods: A validated sleep disorder questionnaire surveyed sleep data during the 2007–2008 academic year. Students’ GPAs were obtained from the office of the registrar. Results: Twenty-seven percent of students were at risk for at least one sleep disorder. African American and Asian students reported less risk for insomnia and fewer poor sleep practices relative to white and Latino students. Students reported insufficient sleep and a discrepancy between weekday and weekend amount of sleep. Students at risk for sleep disorders were overrepresented among students in academic jeopardy (GPA < 2.0). Conclusions: Many college students are at risk for sleep disorders, and those at risk may also be at risk for academic failure.
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TL;DR: Nightly changes in hemodynamics, oxygen saturation, the apnea-hypopnea index, circulating endothelin-1, norepinephrine and plasma renin activity in 22 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea before and after successful therapy using continuous positive airway pressure therapy are evaluated.
Abstract: ObjectiveTo evaluate blood pressure and humoral vasoconstrictor responses to recurrent episodes of obstructive sleep apnea and the effects of therapy by means of continuous positive airway pressure.Patients and methodsWe prospectively evaluated overnight changes in hemodynamics, oxygen saturation, t
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TL;DR: Increasing BMI and age were associated with SDB, although factors other than adiposity may also have an important pathogenic role in OSA in Chinese subjects.
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TL;DR: Continuous positive airway pressure therapy significantly improves subjective and objective measures of sleepiness in patients with OSA across a diverse range of populations.
Abstract: Background Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the standard of care in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 2 systematic reviews have questioned its utility Since the publication of these reviews, several randomized controlled trials have been reported We, therefore, performed a meta-analysis to assess the effect of CPAP on subjective and objective sleepiness Methods We conducted a thorough literature search to identify all published randomized controlled trials of CPAP in patients with OSA Meta-analyses were performed using a random-effects model Statistical heterogeneity was assessed using the Q statistic Results Twelve trials of CPAP in patients with OSA meeting our inclusion criteria were found The Epworth Sleepiness Scale score was reported in 11 studies (706 patients) A meta-analysis found that CPAP reduced the Epworth Sleepiness Scale score an average of 294 points more than placebo ( P 10 = 577, P P P = 04) more than placebo Conclusions Continuous positive airway pressure therapy significantly improves subjective and objective measures of sleepiness in patients with OSA across a diverse range of populations Patients with more severe apnea and sleepiness seem to benefit the most
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