Upper airway lengthening caused by weight increase in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Hongyi LinHuahui XiongChangjin JiCunting WangYong LiYunqiang AnGeng LiJianggui GuoXiaoqing HuangHan ZhangHong LiuTing LiZheng LiJunfang XianYaqi HuangPublished in: Respiratory research (2020)
The findings in this study reveal that the amount of body weight and distribution of deposited fat both affect airway length, and therefore OSA. Fat distribution plays a larger impact than the amount of weight, and is a better predictor of who among obese people are more prone to OSA.
Keyphrases
- body weight
- obstructive sleep apnea
- adipose tissue
- weight loss
- positive airway pressure
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- body mass index
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- bariatric surgery
- fatty acid
- single cell
- dna methylation
- children with cerebral palsy