Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent. Community data from the United States in the 1990s showed that 24% of middle-aged men and 9% of middle-aged women had SDB based on an apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) >5.¹ Driven by rising obesity rates, estimates in the United States increased from 26.4% to 33.9% of the population from 1988–1994 to 2007–2010.² Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), which is the most common cause of SDB, is now estimated to effect almost one billion individuals worldwide.³

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纸上社论：俄罗斯西北部睡眠呼吸障碍的流行-一个值得了解的问题吗？

睡眠呼吸障碍（SDB）非常普遍。1990年代美国的社区数据显示，基于呼吸暂停-低通气指数（AHI）> 5，24％的中年男性和9％的中年女性患有SDB。¹在肥胖率上升的驱动下，美国的估计数从1988-1994年到2007-2010年从26.4％增长到33.9％。²阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）是SDB的最常见原因，据估计目前影响全球近十亿人。³