Potentially Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men in the United States

Matthew Lee Smith, Jeong-Hui Park, Abigail Rister, Oluyomi Oloruntoba, Ledric D. Sherman, Harold A. Smith, Ashley L. Merianos, Caroline D. Bergeron, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Center for Health By Design, School of Public Health, Indiana University, School of Public Health, Texas A, M University, College Station, Center for Community Health and Aging, Texas A, M University, College Station, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research, Texas A, M University, College Station, Dental Sleep Medicine of Indiana, School of Human Services, University of Cincinnati, LIFE Research Institute, University of Ottawa

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Published online on July 02, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Volume 17, January-December 2026.
ObjectivesThe purposes of this study were to: (1) identify the prevalence of diagnosed and potentially undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among overweight/obese non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men ages ≥40 years with ≥1 chronic condition; and (2) ...