The association of body mass index values with severity and phenotype of sleep-disordered breathing.

doi:10.5578/tt.69057

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The association of body mass index values with severity and phenotype of sleep-disordered breathing.

Tuberkuloz ve toraks - 1 Dec 2019

Özdilekcan Çiğdem, Özdemir Tarkan, Türkkanı Mustafa Hamidullah, Sur Halil Yılmaz, Katoue Maram Gamal

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INTRODUCTION: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to determine the BMI cut-off values for sleep-disordered breathing among adult population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from 515 patients were evaluated retrospectively...

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Adult
Body Mass Index
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Polysomnography
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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