Study of Prevalence of Sleep Apnea among Commercial Truck Drivers

摘要

The purpose of this study is: (1) to estimate the prevalence of sleep apnea among a high-risk sample of commercial drivers; (2) to examine the relationship in the high-risk sample between severity of sleep apnea and decrements in function related to driving tasks, and; (3) to develop a profile of the overall sample of commercial drivers with regard to their sleep apnea-related characteristics and risks. This study, involving overnight laboratory testing of more than 400 subjects, was one of the largest sleep apnea studies ever conducted on any population. It revealed that sleep apnea is common among commercial drivers, but not as prevalent as indicated in some previous reports.