Fact · Sleep
Adult OSA prevalence (%): South Korea, 2004
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
South Korea: No figure found for adult osa prevalence (%) as of 2004-11-15.
Comparability C Confidence low
Cite this
American Thoracic Society (peer-reviewed journal); abstract via PubMed. (2026). Adult OSA prevalence (%): South Korea, as of 2004-11-15 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/kr/osa-prevalence-adult-pct/2004/
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Record
- Value
- No figure found
- Unit
- percent
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- low
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- other
- Scope
- other
- Reason for no figure
- No figure found (gap): we searched and found nothing
- Comparability
- Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
The prevalence of SDB (apnea-hypopnea index > or = 5) was 27% and 16% in men and women, respectively. When OSAS was defined by an apnea-hypopnea index > or = 5 plus excessive daytime sleepiness, its prevalence was 4.5% in men and 3.2% in women.
English: Prevalence of SDB (AHI 5 or more) was 27% in men and 16% in women. With OSAS defined as AHI 5 or more plus excessive daytime sleepiness, prevalence was 4.5% in men and 3.2% in women.
Locator: PubMed abstract PMID 15347562 (fetched via NCBI E-utilities)
Local definition
Adults aged 40-69; SDB = AHI>=5/h; OSAS = AHI>=5 plus excessive daytime sleepiness.
Source
American Thoracic Society (peer-reviewed journal); abstract via PubMed: Kim J et al. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in middle-aged Korean men and women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004;170:1108-13. Registry entry: kr-kim2004-sdb.
Notes
No national adult OSA prevalence located. Best peer-reviewed Korean figure is sex-split and age-limited (40-69 y, Korean Health and Genome Study, community sample n=457 with overnight polysomnography, Kim et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004): SDB (AHI>=5) 27% men / 16% women; OSAS (AHI>=5 plus daytime sleepiness) 4.5% men / 3.2% women. No single pooled adult percentage is given, so the cell is left null rather than choosing one sex. Questionnaire-based KNHANES estimates (high-risk OSA, 40+) appear in secondary search snippets only and were not fetched.
Metric definition
Adult obstructive sleep apnea prevalence All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | No figure found why | other | Comparability C | Kim J et al. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in middle-aged Korean men and women. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004;170:1108-13 |
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