Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
Disparities in sleep-disordered breathing: epidemiology, mechanisms, and pathways toward equity– a narrative review
Purpose of review Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), encompassing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and related conditions, affects tens of millions of individuals in the United States and is associated with substantial cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurocognitive morbidity. However, the burden of SDB is not equally distributed across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, with significant disparities in referral, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions within traditionally underserved populations. Recent findi …