Work absences rise prior to sleep apnea diagnosis

Another good reason not to hire the fat. Sleep apnea is primarily a fat person's disease.

"Sleep apnea, a condition in which people stop breathing during periods of deep sleep, often associated with obesity, may considerably threaten the ability to work even years before diagnosis, study findings suggest.

Men and women with sleep apnea lost 1.6 to 1.8 times more workdays, respectively, during the five years prior to diagnosis than their counterparts without sleep apnea, according to an assessment of work absences among public sector employees in Finland."

Or pay them less since they produce less and cost more.

Plain and simple.

Even the Feds say so.