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Sep
12
2006
This entry was posted by DebiJS on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 6:24 pm (UTC), and is categorically filed in Sleep Apnea, Top News.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 20 percent of men in western cultures, five percent of whom experience significant physical symptoms.
A study published in September 2006 issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences finds that sex offenders who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea experience more harmful psychological symptoms than do sex offenders with normal sleep patterns.
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Interesting Apnea Statistics
~~ Apnea in United States ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the U.S. population
was 306,340,710. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.
~~ Apnea around the world ~~
As of May 2, 2009 at 9:47 p.m. (-0500) (ET), the world population
was 6,777,286,604. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 474,410,062 apneics in the world.