Pattern and severity of sleep apnea in a Saudi sleep center: The impact of obesity

• Main Authors: Khalid A Alshehri (Author), Lujain F Bashamakh (Author), Hussein M Alshamrani (Author), Ibtihal O Alghamdi (Author), Bsmah A Mahin (Author), Ahmed A Alharbi (Author), Waleed M Alqulyti (Author), Hisham Z Alshehri (Author), Mohannad T Alghamdi (Author), Faris F Alhejaili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AIM: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of obesity on the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by assessing the relationship between OSA and body mass index (BMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 among patients who had been referred to the slee...