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Sleep apnoea increases stroke risk
Sleep apnoea syndrome – or SAS – doubles the risk of a cerebral vascular accident (CVA or stroke). And, according to an American study, this seems to affect men in particular.
An original feature of this research is the size of the group studied: more than 5,400 men and women aged 40 and over, all of them non-smokers. This is an important point, as smoking is an important risk cofactor of both sleep apnoea syndrome … and of CVA.
But why should men who suffer from SAS be more at risk of a cerebral vascular accident? According to the authors, this is because they develop the condition earlier than women and, compared with women, they wait longer before seeking treatment.
It is worth remembering that the risk increases with the seriousness of the problem. Men who suffer from severe sleep apnoea actually have a three times higher risk of CVA than those who do not.
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