Figures
- Figure 1
Overnight pulse oximetry. SpO2: oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry.
Tables
- Table 1
The prevalence of SDB in older people
First author [ref.] Subjects n Female % Age years Population Prevalence of SDB % AHI ≥5 events·h−1 AHI ≥10 or ‘≥15 events·h−1 Carskadon [7] 40 55 62–86 Community 36 Coleman [8] 83 28 66±5 Sleep clinic 39 McGinty [9] 26 0 64.4±4.4 Community 62 Roehrs [10] 97 61–81 Sleep clinic 27 Smallwood [11] 30 20 50–80 Community 37 Yesavage [12] 41 0 69.5±6.5 Both 73 Hoch [13] 56 52 69.3±5.4 Community 5 4 Knight [14] 27 NG 75.8±5.9 Primary care 37 Mosko [15] 46 65 68.7±6.7 Community 28 16 Ancoli-Israel [16] 233 65 65–101 Nursing home 70 Hoch [17] 105 53 60–91 Community 26 13 Phillips [18] 92 52 64.2±8.6 Community 15 Ancoli-Israel [3] 346 53 72.8±6.1 Community 30 Bixler [6] 75 0 65–100 Community 31 24 Young [4] 3448 60–99 Community 54 20 Endeshaw [19] 58 76 77.7±6.7 Community 56 19 Haas [20] 3643 52 70.2±6.9 Community 46 20 Hader [21] 80 50 74.1±6.3 General clinic 43 19 NG: not given. Reproduced and modified from [22].
Vol 12 Issue 1
Table of Contents
Sleep disordered breathing at the extremes of age: the elderly
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- Article
- Abstract
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Risk factors for the development of SDB ‘in old people
- Symptoms of SDB in older people
- Consequences of SDB in older people
- Diagnosis
- Treatments for SDB
- Adherence to CPAP treatment in older people
- Overall summary
- Further reading
- Current treatment trials results awaited
- Case study
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics