The diagnostic yield of a structured comorbidity workup in a real-life outpatient population with obstructive sleep apnea: a cross-sectional study

Key Points

• The study aims to assess the effectiveness of structured comorbidity evaluations in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
• Conducted a cross-sectional analysis in an outpatient population.
• Performed structured comorbidity assessments to identify additional health conditions.
• Focused on the prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders among participants.
• High prevalence of previously unrecognized conditions was found.
• Clinically actionable cardiometabolic disorders were particularly common.
• Integrating systematic screening showed potential for improving patient care.

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