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. 2021 Mar 1;17(3):429–434. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8922

Table 2.

OSA risk factors.

Questions for family physician to ask (recommendations could be offered if patient answers yes to any of these questions) Do you experience interruption of breathing during sleep?
Do you snore?
Do you fall asleep during the day when not wanted?
Do you wake up with a dry mouth?
Do you wake up with a headache?
Insomnia
Obesity (body mass index ≥ 30)
Presence of comorbid conditions (comorbidities associated with death in patients with COVID-19 commonly occur in patients with OSA, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and obesity20) Diabetes mellitus
Hyperlipidemia
Cardiovascular morbidities
Cardiovascular risk factors
Atrial fibrillation
Hypertension
Major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke)