Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.

These results indicate that in a homogeneous bariatric population sample with similar characteristics, those with NAFLD had higher AHI and lower minimum SaO2 compared with NL. AHI correlated with liver inflammation suggesting a potential role for intermittent nocturnal hypoxia in the pathogenesis and progression of NAFLD.