Sleep apnoea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Adults with moderate to severe OSA were categorised into four subtypes according to the symptoms they report: disturbed sleep, minimally symptomatic, moderately sleepy and excessively sleepy. Multiple studies from our group have shown that patients with moderate to severe OSA throughout the world can be categorised into specific subtypes based on their reported symptoms, said Diego R. Mazzotti, researcher at the University of Pennsylvania in the US. However, until now, it was unclear whether these subtypes had different clinical consequences, especially in regard to future
91 – 22 – 2490 0302.