A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Body Mass Index on the Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adult Patients with Metabolic Syndrome.

CONCLUSION: Obstructive sleep apnoea is highly prevalent in patients with metabolic syndrome and excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS 10), and the prevalence of OSA in this population is independent of BMI. PMID: 30152651 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci Source Type: research