Body composition and obstructive sleep apnoea assessment in adult patients with Prader-Willi syndrome: a case control study.

Gabriella PuglieseL BarreaA Sanduzzi ZamparelliG de AlteriisD LaudisioG MuscogiuriA CanoraM BocchinoA ColaoS Savastano

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2022)

This study confirmed that AHI and ODI indices were worse in PWS than in age, sex and BMI-matched controls. The lack of their significant association with the anthropometric parameters and FM supported the existence of PWS-related mechanisms in OSAS pathophysiology that are independent of visceral obesity and FM.

Keyphrases

body composition
resistance training
insulin resistance
bone mineral density
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
growth hormone
type diabetes
weight loss
body mass index
physical activity
high fat diet induced
sleep quality
adipose tissue
depressive symptoms
high intensity