Hypertension Information
		There is an association between sleep apnea and hypertension, which is independent of the most important confounders (age, sex, BMI). —Lavie, Herer, Hoffstein. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2000, 320: 479-482.

Facts The findings show that Sleep-Disordered Breathing is associated with hypertension in middle aged and older people of different sexes and ethnic backgrounds. This finding is independent of the most important confounders such as age, sex, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Individuals with treated or untreated hypertension are more likely to have an Apnea/Hypopnea Index greater than 5 than are Normotensives. Nasal CPAP is effective in normalizing daytime hypertension in some hypertensive OSA patients. Articles   Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome as a Risk Factor for Hypertension: Population Study. —Peretz Lavie, Paula Herer, Victor Hoffstein. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2000, 320:479-482.   The Prevelance of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Hypertensives. —Christopher John Worsnop, Matthew Thomas Naughton, Colin Edwin Barter, Trefor Owen Morgan, Adrianne Ila Anderson, Robert J. Pierce. AMERICAL JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 1998, 157:111-115.   Long-Term Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Administration Can Normalize Hypertension in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients. —Mayumi Suzuki, Kuniaki Otsuka , Christian Guilleminault. SLEEP 1993, 16(6):545-549.   Prospective Study of the Association Between Sleep - Disordered Breathing and Hypertension. —P. Peppard, T. Young, M. Palta, J. Skatrud. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2000, 342:1378-1384.   Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study. —Javier Nieto, Terry B. Young, Bonnie K. Lind, Eyal Shahar, Jonathan M. Samet, Susan Redline, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Anne B. Newman, Michael D. Lebowitz, Thomas G. Pickering. JAMA 2000, 283:1829-1836.