2007
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-1807
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Is Associated With Some Components of Metabolic Syndrome

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“…In the present study, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were not increased in patients with OSA, in agreement with several previous reports [11,35,36]. In contrast, HDL cholesterol levels were inversely related to indices of OSA severity, and these relationships remained significant after adjustments for all relevant covariates.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…In the present study, total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were not increased in patients with OSA, in agreement with several previous reports [11,35,36]. In contrast, HDL cholesterol levels were inversely related to indices of OSA severity, and these relationships remained significant after adjustments for all relevant covariates.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Still an association between OSA and lipid profile is unclear. Many studies support the notion that OSA is independently associated with lipid abnormalities, while others show that dyslipidaemia occurring in OSA is related to obesity and not directly to OSA [36]. In the present study we did not observe any change in lipid profile after one night of CPAP therapy which is similar to the findings of our previous study [6] where two nights of CPAP treatment did not show changes in lipid profile.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…It has also been shown that, independent of visceral fat obesity, OSA is associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia, all of which are components of MetS 18) . On the other hand, few data are available regarding the rate and severity of OSA in patients with obesity and MetS.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%