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by Admin on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 · 0 comments
Researchers found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea, who were compliant with their CPAP therapy, experienced an average 2mm/Hg drop in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the end of the year when compared to patients who did not use the CPAP machine.
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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.
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