Abstract:Introduction
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation. In OSA, sleep fragmentation is often measured by the number of electroencephalographic arousals per hour of sleep without considering their intensity. In this study, we sought to determine the association of “arousal intensity” with increased risk of dementia in two independent community-based cohorts: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) and the Multiethnic Study of Atheros… Show more
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