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Large-scale study finds greater sedentary hours increases risk of obstructive sleep apnea

 E-Mail A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women s Hospital examined the relationship between active lifestyles and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study followed around 130,000 men and women in the United States over a follow-up period of 10-to-18 years and found that higher levels of physical activity and lower levels of sedentary behavior were associated with a lower risk of OSA. Their results are published in the In our study, higher levels of physical activity and fewer hours of TV watching, and sitting either at work or away from home were associated with lower OSA incidence after accounting for potential confounders, said Tianyi Huang, MSc, ScD, an Associate Epidemiologist at the Brigham. Our results suggest that promoting an active lifestyle may have substantial benefits for both prevention and treatment of OSA.

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