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An oxygen desaturation index (ODI) \u2265 5 was considered indicative of SDB.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 56 controls and 47 newly diagnosed GAD participants (mean age 55.31 \u00b1 12.36 years, mean BMI 23.41 \u00b1 3.42 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) were included. There was no significant difference in the proportion of undiagnosed SDB in the control and sedative-free GAD groups (46.43 vs. 51.06%). Sedative-free GAD patients with SDB scored significantly higher on Beck Anxiety Inventory (23.83 \u00b1 11.54) than those without SDB (16.52 \u00b1 10.61) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Both control and sedative-free GAD groups with SDB had worse global autonomic function than the control group without SDB, as evidenced by the HRV results (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05 for all).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Average age 55 years and mean BMI 23 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> patients with GAD and matched controls had an undiagnosed SDB prevalence of approximately 50%. SDB correlated with worsening anxiety severity and reduced cardiac autonomic function. 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