Objective: Excessive daytime sleepiness is a common symptom in obese patients, but what
drives this condition is unclear. The objective was to look for clinical, anthropometric …

Obesity, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), and self-reported short sleep duration appear
to be on the rise, while there is evidence that obesity and these sleep disorders are strongly …

INTRODUCTION: Sleepiness is one of the cardinal complaints of patients in tertiary referral
centres for sleep disorders. It is commonly associated with sleep disorders, but the …

Sleep apnea and associated daytime sleepiness and fatigue are common manifestations of
mainly obese middle-aged men. The onset of sleep apnea peaks in middle age, and its …

Objective: Many epidemiologic studies have reported that obesity is associated with short
sleep duration. How the degree of obesity or other clinical characteristics of the obese …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in severely obese subjects (body
mass index [BMI]> 35). Overnight polysomnography (OPS) is the “gold standard” method of …

Increasing numbers of overweight children and adults are presenting to sleep medicine
clinics for evaluation and treatment of sleepiness. Sleepiness negatively affects quality of …

Obesity has epidemic proportions in Western societies and, because of its significant
association with morbidity and mortality, is a major public health issue. Excessive daytime …

Background Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is often associated with increased
adiposity, particularly when assessed in the context of samples of sleep-disordered patients; …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of sleep breathing disorders, loud snoring and
excessive daytime sleepiness in a group of obese subjects, and to identify the predictors of …