Association of clinically significant obstructive sleep apnoea with risks of contracting COVID-19 and serious COVID-19 complications: a retrospective population-based study of health administrative data.
Tetyana KendzerskaMarcus PovitzAndrea S GershonClodagh M RyanRobert TalaricoDennys Andrea Franco AvecillaRebecca RobillardNajib T AyasSachin R PendharkarPublished in: Thorax (2023)
In this large population-based study, we demonstrated that a recent diagnosis of OSA requiring treatment was associated with an increased hazard of testing positive for COVID-19 and serious COVID-19-related complications, particularly in those with co-existing chronic airways disease.