Interaction of BMI and respiratory status in obstructive sleep apnea, a cross-sectional COPD study

Interaction of BMI and respiratory status in obstructive sleep apnea, a cross-sectional COPD study

Abstract This cross-sectional study of 136 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) investigated the mechanism underlying overlap syndrome, defined as coexisting COPD and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA was defined as a respiratory event index (REI) ≥ 5 events/h, determined usin...

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Main Authors: Mizuha Haraguchi Hashiguchi, Shotaro Chubachi, Wakako Yamasawa, Kengo Otsuka, Naoko Harada, Naoki Miyao, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Koichiro Asano, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Koichi Fukunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-023-00351-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-023-00351-w

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