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Characterizing Sleep-disordered Breathing by Race and Ethnicity: Phenotypes, Risk, and Clinical Implications: Part 2.
Sleep medicine clinics - 1 Mar 2026
Rodriguez Alcibiades J, Bubu Omonigho M, Osorio Ricardo S
Abstract excerpt
Positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence is lower in African Americans (AAs) and, possibly, Hispanics as compared to Whites. Access to other treatment modalities is also limited in these groups. In children, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prevalence is higher among AAs, Hispanics, and Asian Americans. AA children have lower rates of adenotonsillectomy. Interventions to dissipate misconceptions about sleep and OSA,...
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