Article
Associations of excessive sleepiness with sleep apnea physiological endo-phenotypes: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jul 2026
Castro-Diehl Cecilia, Alex Raichel, Azarbarzin Ali, Zhang Ying, Wellman Andrew, Huang Tianyi, Sands Scott, Redline Susan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a heterogenous disease characterized by several endo-phenotypes (mechanistic traits and physiological severity metrics) and variable associations with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Examining the relationship of EDS with features of OSA may identify physiological processes that drive increased risk for adverse health outcomes in patients with OSA and EDS. RESEARCH...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Male
- Aged
- Polysomnography
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Disorders of Excessive Somnolence
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- United States
- Atherosclerosis
