Uric acid as a marker of severity of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome in older patients.
Sinem Nedime SÖkÜcÜCengiz ÖzdemİrŞenay AydinSeda Tural ÖnÜrÖzlem KahyaPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2020)
No relationship was observed between uric acid level and OSAS severity, as defined by the apnoea-hypopnea index. Further studies are needed to determine the value of uric acid as a marker of OSAS, after controlling for cardiovascular comorbidities, in older patients with this syndrome.