A latest study published in the Journal of Clinical
Sleep Medicine states that obstructive sleep apnea is influenced by race.
According to the study, obstructive sleep apnea is
high in African American men of a certain age range. The study was led by James
Rowley, PhD, the study's senior investigator, professor of medicine at Wayne
State University School of Medicine in Detroit and Medical Director of the
Detroit Receiving Hospital Sleep Disorders Center.