ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2019
Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Military Personnel Is Not Associated With Decreased Exercise Capacity.
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- Exercise capacity remains supernormal, though mildly reduced in middle-aged military personnel with Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Snoring was related to self-reported daytime sleepiness and tiredness in young adults performing compulsory conscript service.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- OSA and cardiorespiratory fitness: a review.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Review
- Burn pit exposure in military personnel: is there an effect on sleep-disordered breathing?Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Observational
- Ventilatory response to exercise is preserved in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Article
- CPAP Effect on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Performance in Patients with Moderate-Severe OSA and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- OSA, Exercise, and the Military.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
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objectivesStudies of older and less active patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have reported decreased exercise capacity as measured by peak oxygen uptake (VO
methodsWe evaluated military personnel who had undergone pulmonary function testing (PFT), CPET, and polysomnography (PSG) as part of the larger STAMPEDE III study for comprehensive evaluation of exertional dyspnea. For analysis, patients were classified into two groups, the OSA group with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15 events/h and a control group with an AHI < 15 events/h.
resultsMean AHI was 32.7 in the OSA group (n = 40) versus 5.8 in the control group (n = 58) with no significant difference in age (40.7 years versus 39.4 years) or body mass index (30.4 kg/m
conclusionsYounger military personnel with moderate to severe OSA do not have decreased exercise capacity. The effect of OSA on exercise tolerance may be influenced by additional factors and is likely too small to be noted in this population. COMMENTARY: A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 819.
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