Assessment of the relationship between metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea in male drivers of Shahroud city in 2018: a cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Mina Shayestefar (Author), Khosro Sadeghniiat Haghighi (Author), Shayesteh Jahanfar (Author), Mehri Delvarianzadeh (Author), Farzaneh Nematzadeh (Author), Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome involves a set of metabolic risk factors that directly increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Physical inactivity due to driving can increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. It is also known that sleep disorders (sleep apnea) can result i...