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Associations of overnight changes in body composition with positional obstructive sleep apnea.

Nguyen Thanh TungShang-Yang LinHoang Ba DungTran Phan Chung ThuyYi-Chun KuanCheng-Yu TsaiChen-Chen LoKang LoWen-Te LiuHsiao-Chi Chuang
Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2022)
Our findings indicated that nocturnal changes in the body's composition, especially total fat mass, total fat percentage, lower limb fat percentage, upper limb fat mass, trunk fat percentage, and trunk fat mass, may be associated with increased odds ratio of positional OSA compared with non-positional OSA.
Keyphrases
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • adipose tissue
  • body composition
  • lower limb
  • fatty acid
  • upper limb
  • positive airway pressure
  • blood pressure
  • physical activity
  • high intensity