1992
DOI: 10.1381/096089292765560358
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Sleep-related Disorders in the Obese

Abstract: Obesity is a well-known cause of upper airway narrowing, respiratory failure and resulting hypoxemia and hypercapnia, and cardiac arrhythmias during sleep. Obese patients are prone to snore loudly and to develop obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and also obesity-hypoventilation syndrome. Repeated nocturnal upper airway obstruction may cause respiratory failure and cor pulmonale and frequent awakenings, and result in nocturnal choking, with daytime drowsiness, somnolence and irritability. The purpose of this art… Show more

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“…Snoring affects both genders, including 23% of middle-aged males and 10% of females [ 24 ]. Obese subjects have a higher proportion of snoring than do the nonobese general population (45% versus 35%) [ 25 ]. Interestingly, the current meta-analysis stratified the studies according to gender, which revealed that females with habitual snoring were found to be associated with DM (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.20–2.11).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Snoring affects both genders, including 23% of middle-aged males and 10% of females [ 24 ]. Obese subjects have a higher proportion of snoring than do the nonobese general population (45% versus 35%) [ 25 ]. Interestingly, the current meta-analysis stratified the studies according to gender, which revealed that females with habitual snoring were found to be associated with DM (OR, 1.59; 95% CI, 1.20–2.11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…38 Fatty deposition results in airway reduction and predisposes to airway collapse, contributed to by neurologic loss of the normal dilator muscle tone in the neck. 39 The airway deformity improves after weight loss. 40 Polysomnographic sleep, recording is confirmatory, and demonstrates the severity of OSAHS.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The global obesity epidemic has been spreading throughout most countries since the 1980s. Obesity contributes directly to incident cardiovascular risk factors, including dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and sleep disorders [1][2][3]. Obesity also leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases independently of other cardiovascular risk factors.…”
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confidence: 99%