Open AccessThe clinical and polysomnographic differences between obese and non-obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Banu Eriş Gülbay,
Turan Acıcan,
Merda Erdemir Işık,
Fatma Çi̇ftçi̇,
Zeynep Pınar Önen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.68905
Subject(s) - polysomnography , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , obesity , apnea , epworth sleepiness scale , apnea–hypopnea index , sleep apnea , anesthesia
Obesity has been considered to be one of the important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to investigate the clinical and polysomnographic differences of obese and non-obese OSA patients and how these differences, if any, can be reflected in our daily clinical practice.