The clinical and polysomnographic differences between obese and non-obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Gülbay, BANU; Acıcan, TURAN; Erdemir Isik, Merda; Çiftci, FATMA; Önen, ZEYNEP

doi:10.5578/tt.68905

The clinical and polysomnographic differences between obese and non-obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Gülbay B., Acıcan T., Erdemir Isik M., Çiftci F., Önen Z. P.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.67, sa.4, ss.258-264, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.68905
Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-264
Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), polysomnography, COMMUNITY, SEVERITY, HYPOPNEA, EVENTS, WEIGHT
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Obesity has been considered to be one of the important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to investigate the clinical and polysomnographic differences of obese and non-obese OSA patients and how these differences, if any, can be reflected in our daily clinical practice.