Sleep apnea in muscular atheletes?

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Apparently muscular atheletes who have a BMI of over 25 are at an increased risk of sleep apnea.

Do you think this is really true or not? I am nearly 5ft8 and weight 169 lbs. Technically i am overweight but not really sure if I have sleep apnea? I workout with weights which might be one reason why my BMI is high.

ANY person with a high BMI is at risk for sleep apnea.

I have had sleep apnoea since being a kid, but it was never formally diagnosed because I have never had a caregiver who has helped me much get diagnosed with anything really - and being believed as a white, biological male is difficult. Doctors treat you like the proverbial 'basket case'.

I used to stop breathing as a kid whilst sleeping, in my brother's room when we shared a bedroom.

But then I got my own room & because I have never had a long-term partner at home, nobody noticed I was stopping breathing during sleep.

I told my doctor that I was permanently sleepy for maybe 15 years, frequently - and they did nothing and offered no solutions. They just said it must be my depression?

I then suggested I might have narcolepsy as I was getting so tired I couldn't keep awake at work. I was having naps in the toilet/restroom area, laid on the floor next to a toilet at work (no joke).

I got sent to a sleep clinic & they tested me for sleep apnoea first as that is more common than narcolepsy & bingo, I got diagnosed.

In relation to the thread title - being overweight in any capacity, including being muscly increases the risk of sleep apnoea. Having a large collar size is often the issue.