ArticleCommunications medicine2025
Obstructive sleep apnea severity varies by season and environmental influences such as ambient temperature.
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- ACCESS-OSA: a randomized controlled trial for accurate, accessible, and cost-effective screening solutions for obstructive sleep apnoea: study protocol.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
- Seasonal variation in sleep apnea and other sleep parameters from diagnostic polysomnography data, 2003-2024.Communications health · 2026Article
- ERS Congress 2025: highlights from the Sleep Disordered Breathing Assembly.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Rising prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea during night-time heatwaves across Europe.The European respiratory journal · 2025Article
- A mobile-based daily check-in approach to monitor patient reported outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: results from a 6-month home-based observation study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity often varies considerably from night-to-night, but whether environmental factors play a role is unclear. This study investigated seasonal and temperature-related changes in OSA severity.
methodsData were acquired from 70,052 participants with an average apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 events/hour who used an under-mattress sleep sensor at least 4 times/week between January 2020 and September 2023. Fixed effect models were used to investigate the association between AHI and day of the year, adjusting for geographical location, variation in total sleep time, ambient temperature, and air pollution.
resultsParticipants are middle-aged (mean ± SD, 53 ± 13 years), predominantly male (81%), overweight (BMI; 29 ± 6 kg/m
conclusionsHere we demonstrate a seasonal component to OSA severity, partially explained by ambient temperature and seasonal variation in sleep duration. Our findings highlight the need to report data collection months in OSA clinical trials, and further study to uncover the physiology behind seasonal variation in OSA severity are required.
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