Open AccessPredictors of obesity hypoventilation syndrome among patients with sleep-disordered breathing in India
Author(s) -
Mahismita Patro,
Dipti Gothi,
Umesh Chandra Ojha,
Sameer Vaidya,
Ram Babu Sah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_61_19
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity hypoventilation syndrome , polysomnography , spirometry , body mass index , hypoventilation , obesity , apnea , asthma , respiratory system
No study has been done in India to evaluate obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) among patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The known predictors of OHS, i.e., body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m 2 and forced vital capacity (FVC) <3.5 L for men and <2.3 L for women from western countries, cannot be applied to Indian patients.