Amount of weight loss or gain influences the severity of respiratory events in sleep apnea

Severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is estimated based on respiratory events per hour [i.e., apnea–hypopnea index (AHI)]. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of weight change on the severity of respiratory events. Respiratory event severity, including duration and morphology, was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical & biological engineering & computing 2015-10, Vol.53 (10), p.975-988
Hauptverfasser:	Kulkas, A., Leppänen, T., Sahlman, J., Tiihonen, P., Mervaala, E., Kokkarinen, J., Randell, J., Seppä, J., Töyräs, J., Tuomilehto, H.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological engineering Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Biomedicine Body mass index Computer Applications Desaturation Diagnostic tests Female Gain Health Hospitals Human Physiology Humans Imaging Lifestyles Male Middle Aged Morphology Mortality Neurophysiology Nutrition Nutrition research Obstructions Original Article Otolaryngology Oxygen - blood Patients Polysomnography Public health Radiology Respiration Sleep Sleep apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes - epidemiology Sleep Apnea Syndromes - physiopathology Sleep disorders Studies Subgroups Weight control Weight Gain - physiology Weight loss Weight Loss - physiology
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