000147930 001__ 147930 000147930 005__ 20250109162738.0 000147930 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1111/joim.12300 000147930 0248_ $$2sideral$$a89093 000147930 037__ $$aART-2014-89093 000147930 041__ $$aeng 000147930 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9096-2294$$aMarín, J. M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000147930 245__ $$aSleep apnoea: From numbers to the people 000147930 260__ $$c2014 000147930 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000147930 5203_ $$aObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is defined as the presence of more than five events of complete obstruction (apnoea) or partial obstruction (hypopnoea) of the pharynx [apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) >5] per hour of sleep. Amongst adults, more than 24% of men and 9% of women suffer from OSA each night 1. When a patient with OSA presents daytime sleepiness that affects work or social activity, OSA syndrome is diagnosed. Almost all patients with OSA snore and experience unrefreshed sleep but tend not to consult their general practitioner (GP) regarding this symptomatology. In most cases, patients visit their doctor at the request of their partner who has observed cessation of breathing during sleep or inappropriate DS. Overall, OSA is underdiagnosed and therefore undertreated. Despite this, it is currently a very common cause of GP consultation. The high prevalence of OSA in the industrialized world is related to the increasing prevalence of its main risk factor: obesity. Excessive fat deposit in the pharynx reduces the diameter of the upper airway and favours its collapse during sleep, when the tone of the intrinsic muscles of the pharynx is reduced compared to wake time. 000147930 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/PI12-01275 000147930 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000147930 590__ $$a6.063$$b2014 000147930 591__ $$aMEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL$$b12 / 154 = 0.078$$c2014$$dQ1$$eT1 000147930 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/other$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000147930 7102_ $$11007$$2610$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.$$cArea Medicina 000147930 773__ $$g276, 6 (2014), 648-650$$pJ. intern. med.$$tJOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE$$x0954-6820 000147930 8564_ $$s253749$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147930/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000147930 8564_ $$s2968051$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147930/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000147930 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:147930$$particulos$$pdriver 000147930 951__ $$a2025-01-09-14:42:02 000147930 980__ $$aARTICLE