Vitamin D deficiency in patients evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea: is it associated with disease severity?

Izolde BouloukakiIoanna TsiligianniCharalampos MermigkisMarisa R BonsignoreManolis MarkakisAthanasia PatakaPaschalis SteiropoulosChristina ErmidouIoanna AlexakiNikolaos TzanakisSophia Schiza

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2020)

A large proportion of patients referred for OSA evaluation had vitamin D deficiency, which was independently associated with severe OSA. However, further research is needed in order to determine the role of vitamin D in OSA patients.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
positive airway pressure
patient reported