Serum Inflammatory Markers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Rashid Nadeem,
János Molnár,
Essam M. Madbouly,
Mahwish Nida,
Saurabh Aggarwal,
Sajid Hassan,
Jawed Naseem,
Rohit Loomba
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.3070
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , selectin , meta analysis , gastroenterology , population , sleep apnea , tumor necrosis factor alpha , c reactive protein , inflammation , immunology , environmental health
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to and is associated with increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity. Ongoing inflammatory responses play an important role in this association. Multiple small size studies addressing the profile of the inflammatory markers in OSA are available therefore we performed a meta-analysis.
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