Neighborhoods with Greater Prevalence of Minority Residents Have Lower Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence

Borker, Priya V.; Carmona, Emely; Essien, Utibe R.; Saeed, Gul Jana; Nouraie, S. Mehdi; Bakker, Jessie P.; Stitt, Christy J.; Aloia, Mark S.; Patel, Sanjay R.

doi:10.1164/rccm.202009-3685oc

Neighborhoods with Greater Prevalence of Minority Residents Have Lower Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence

Rationale Limited data suggest racial disparities in continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence exist. Objectives To assess whether CPAP adherence varies by neighborhood racial composition at a national scale. Methods Telemonitoring data from a CPAP manufacturer database were used to as…