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Diabetes Is an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients. A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity have become two of the main threats to public health in the Western world. In addition, obesity is the most important determinant of the sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), a condition that adversely affects glucose metabolism. However, it is...

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Autores principales: Lecube, Albert, Sampol, Gabriel, Lloberes, Patricia, Romero, Odile, Mesa, Jordi, Hernández, Cristina, Simó, Rafael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19262746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004692