RATIONALE: Weight loss is associated with improvements in disease severity and
symptoms for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Recently, glucagon-like peptide …

The effect of positive airway pressure treatment on weight and markers of central obesity in
patients with obstructive sleep apnea remains unclear. We studied the change in body …

Objective: To investigate if treating OSA with CPAP improves the efficacy of a 16-week
calorie restriction weight loss program in patients with obesity. Methods: We conducted a …

The interrelationships between OSA and obesity are complex in large part because of the
multidirectional nature of not only the association between these two factors, but also their …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder in which upper-airway obstruction
during sleep results in cessation of breathing. OSA is associated with increased morbidity …

Study Objectives: Excess body weight is the most important risk factor in sleep-disordered
breathing. Weight loss is a treatment alternative to positive airway pressure therapy, but …

Importance The association of positive airway pressure (PAP) with reduced mortality in
patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains uncertain. Objective To investigate the …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity are tightly linked; obesity predisposes to OSA, 1
and emerging evidence indicates that the converse is also likely to be true. 2 As a result …

Lifestyle-induced weight loss studies in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
(OSAS) have revealed that at least 10% loss of their initial weight may correct or at least …

(OSA). Ample evidence of this is provided from longitudinal research and the OSA-
minimizing effect of weight loss. 1 However several lines of evidence suggest the …