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Blood test can help predict risk of obstructive sleep apnea
More information: Vanessa Cavalcante-Silva et al, Homocysteine as a predictor of apnea–hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea: a longitudinal epidemiological study (EPISONO), European ...
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What Is Severe Sleep Apnea and How’s It Treated?
The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) measures sleep apnea to determine a range from mild to severe, based on the number of breathing pauses per hour you have while sleeping. Additionally, regular pauses ...
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Daytime Hypercapnia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
These patients had significantly higher body mass index (BMI) and apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) values compared with normocapnic patients, while percentage of predicted vital capacity (%VC ...
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Sleep apnea severity impacts all-cause mortality rates, odds in veterans
Veterans with apnea-hypopnea index scores implying no sleep apnea or severe sleep apnea had higher all-cause mortality rates ...
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Lifestyle Intervention Improves Vitamin D Levels in Men With OSA and High BMI
An 8-week weight loss and lifestyle intervention improved vitamin D levels up to 6 months after treatment among men with OSA and high BMI.
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Physical examination: Mallampati score as an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea.
01), and the apnea-hypopnea index increased by more than 5 events per hour (coefficient = 5.2; 95% confidence interval: 0.2-10; p = .04). These results were independent of more than 30 variables ...