Article: Sleep disorders in a military population

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common in the civilian population, but little is known about which sleep disorders are common in members of the military. This article compares a group of military personnel referred to our sleep disorders center with a group of civilian controls also referred to our sleep disorders center. Methods: We analyzed the data of 70 Canadian military personnel and 70 civilian controls matched for age and gender. All subjects had full polysomnography. We compared reasons for referral and final sleep diagnoses for both groups. Results: The mean age of each group was 40.8 +/7.0 SD (military) and 40.8 +/- 7.3 SD (civilians), and there were 61 men and 9 women in each ...

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