Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Apnea and Obesity
It is estimated that 1 in 5 people (both adults and children) in the US have some form of sleep disrodered breathing. One of the major contributing factors is obesity. Obesity creates redundant neck and midsection fat deposits and can constrict the airway. The interesting data is that obstructive apnea has risen across the nation over the past several decades along with obesity. The following images track the trend in national obesity.
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Interesting to note: Even though Colorado is historically the state with the least amount of obesity, the obesity rate has almost doubled between 1995 and 2009. So there should still be concern in the upward trend of obesity in general. Colorado has not had any health campaign specifically directed at reducing obesity up to this point.
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