Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated With Risk of New-Onset Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated With Risk of New-Onset Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Objectives: Investigating the risk of obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) among ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients based on administrative healthcare databases.Methods: We conducted a nationwide cohort study by using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database with 1997–2013 claim records. The...

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Main Authors: Chien-Han Tsao, Jing-Yang Huang, Hsin-Hsin Huang, Yao-Min Hung, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Yin-Tsan Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
ankylosing spondylitis
obstructive sleep apnea
population-based cohort study
risk
medicine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00285/full

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