Prevalence of sleep disorders in australia sleep disorder low base case high osa ahi 15 4 0 4 7 6 0 primary insomnia 1 5 3 0 restless legs syndrome 1 2 source. Until recently most of the population based studies on the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea were focused on characterizing disease prevalence in north america europe or australia.
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure cpap is the standard treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Prevalence of sleep apnea in australia. With the increasing appreciation that obstructive sleep apnea can lead to serious medial sequelae several studies have been undertaken to characterize the disease burden in countries including china india. Prevalence in adults ranges from 9 to 38 higher in men and older people when osa is defined as disordered breathing present on a sleep study although prevalence is in the range of 4 to 6 when osa on sleep study is combined with symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness. 2 3 among health professionals it is common knowledge that weight gain is the most important risk factor for.
Ahi apnoea hypopnoea index. Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population. Obstructive sleep apnoea summary.
It is generally thought however that around 9 of women and 25 of men in australia have clinically significant osa and that 4 of men and women have symptomatic osa. The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea in australia is probably increasing due to the obesity epidemic. Epub 2016 jul 18.
2 cpap was first used in new south wales australia 3 giving the. Deloitte access economics calculations. In australia the provision of polysomnography has steadily increased 1 paralleling specialist accreditation for sleep medicine practitioners and payment for sleep apnea treatment by government or private insurance.
Obstructive sleep apnoea.
