The prevalence of syndrome Z (the interaction of obstructive sleep apnoea with the metabolic syndrome) in a teaching hospital in Singapore

Background: Syndrome Z describes the interaction of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) with the metabolic syndrome. Purpose of study: A pilot study to determine the prevalence of syndrome Z in a teaching hospital in Singapore. Methods: Patients (age ⩾18 years) recruited for this prospective study had to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 2007-05, Vol.83 (979), p.329-331
Hauptverfasser:	Venkateswaran, Sridhar, Shankar, Praveen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Airway management Biological and medical sciences Blood pressure BMI Body Mass Index Cholesterol Diabetes Epidemiology Female General aspects Glucose Hospitals Humans Hypertension Insulin Insulin resistance Male Medical sciences Metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome - complications Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality National Cholesterol Education Program NCEP obstructive sleep apnoea Original OSA pilot study Polysomnography Population Prevalence Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine RDI respiratory disturbance index Singapore - epidemiology Sleep Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology Studies
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