Study among patients with sleep apnea showed multimorbidity was present in two-thirds of individuals at the time of diagnosis.

Multimorbidity and overall comorbidity of sleep apnoea: a Finnish nationwide study – ERJ Open Research

Commentary: Study Highlights Prevalence of OSA and Overall Burden of Comorbidities – AJMC

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Two-thirds of individuals with sleep apnoea are multimorbid at diagnosis and one-third are heavily multimorbid. Dorsopathies, musculoskeletal diseases, hypertension and metabolic diseases are the most common comorbidities preceding sleep apnoea diagnosis. https://t.co/6MOud2ePbm pic.twitter.com/wyTukZAIxR

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