Understanding potential associations between anatomic and other factors in OSA severity

Understanding potential associations between anatomic and other factors in OSA severity

Purpose The aim of this prospective study was to investigate associations between nasal/oropharyngeal structures and a range of factors including age, gender, daytime sleepiness, and body mass index (BMI). Methods Patients with OSA were prospectively selected as research participants in rhinomanomet...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sleep & breathing 2022-12, Vol.26 (4), p.1649-1653
Hauptverfasser: Ersözlü, Tolga, Deniz, Mahmut, Fazlıoglu, Nevin, Gultekin, Erdogan, Altintas, Nejat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Age
Apnea
Body mass index
Dentistry
Gender
Internal Medicine
Kruskal-Wallis test
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurology
Oropharynx
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Sleep and wakefulness
Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article
Statistical analysis
Tongue
Variance analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose The aim of this prospective study was to investigate associations between nasal/oropharyngeal structures and a range of factors including age, gender, daytime sleepiness, and body mass index (BMI). Methods Patients with OSA were prospectively selected as research participants in rhinomanometric analysis as well as for otolaryngological evaluation. Participants were grouped as follows according to their apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) scores: no OSA (AHI 
ISSN:1520-9512
1522-1709
DOI:10.1007/s11325-021-02539-1