Open Access<p>Prevalence of Hypothyroidism in a Large Sample of Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome</p>
Author(s) -
Ahmed S. BaHammam,
Salih Aleissi,
Awad H Olaish,
Aljohara S. Almeneessier,
Anwar A. Jammah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s263959
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity hypoventilation syndrome , body mass index , subclinical infection , hypoventilation , obesity , odds ratio , pediatrics , respiratory system
Data on hypothyroidism in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) are scarce. This study assessed the prevalence of hypothyroidism among a large group of patients with OHS.