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Waist-To-Hip Ratio Predicts Abnormal Overnight Oximetry in Men Independent of Body Mass Index

Background: Ambulatory overnight oximetry (OXI) has emerged as a cost-effective initial test for sleep disordered breathing. Obesity is closely associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, whether body mass index (BMI) or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) predicts abnormal overnight OXI remains un...

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Autores principales: Bock, Joshua M., Rodysill, Kirk J., Calvin, Andrew D., Vungarala, Soumya, Sahakyan, Karine R., Cha, Stephen S., Svatikova, Anna, Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco, Somers, Virend K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8714785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34977196
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.789860