Sleep Apnea-Related Deaths Have Been Stable for About a Decade—Except in Black Men, Where Mortality Continues to Rise

I find this a bit puzzling. First of all, I assume that this only looks at deaths where Sleep Apnea is determined to be the immediate cause, such as the Reggie White case.

This is relatively rare in people of any age, race, or gender. Far more common is death caused by the complications of Sleep Apnea.

I also think that there's an additional issue where, when this happens, it's not always recognized as the cause of death.

Although racial disparities in health care are a national scandal in the U.S. (and likely elsewhere), these numbers are just too unreliable to be trusted. No, not a grand cabal, just incompetence and lingering ignorance about sleep and sleep apnea, even among some medical professionals.



Link ===> https://sleepreviewmag.com/sleep-health ... black-men/

It is good for practitioners to be reminded not to overlook any "segment" of the population. However I personally doubt thay there can be much medically significant or meaningful information in such studies because of the way such studies must be performed with very limited control of the way the data can be collected and categorized in various circumstances. Any attempt at interpretation would be more social and political than medical.

There are social and political and regional aspects to any disease and treatment, sure, but the meaningful point is that all people everywhere of all ages, body types, races, and genders need full access to the opportunity to be helped with optimized PAP for good sleep and breathing.

Stable records/numbers does not always equal stable disease prevalence or treatment--or related deaths, for that matter.