Classification of facial phenotypes in Asian patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

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BACKGROUD: The facial phenotypes of Asian obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients remain unclear. OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe the facial features of OSA patients. (2) To develop a model based on facial contour indicators to predict OSA. (3) To classify the facial phenotypes of Asian OSA patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 110 patients with OSA (apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] ≥ 10/h) and 50 controls (AHI< 10/h) were...

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