Study Objectives: While age and body-mass index (BMI) are well-established risk factors for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), this disorder occurs across a wide spectrum of …

Study Objectives: To determine the proportion and physiological characteristics of nonobese
patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and their response to prescribed therapy …

Objective To evaluate the effect of obesity on obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) by
age in relation to anthropometric measurements. Methods The medical records of 1,110 …

Purpose The present study attempted to characterize the phenotype of men and women of
different ages with a laboratory diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using …

The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome with obesity, hypertension and
cardiovascular disease has highlighted the broad public health importance of this condition …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS),
using current clinical and epidemiological techniques, among the adult population of Sao …

This review summarizes the recent literature on the epidemiology of adult obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) from various population-based studies. Despite methodologic differences …

Study objective To assess anthropometric characteristics of patients with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and their relationship to cardiovascular risk factors (dyslipidemia …

Abstract Study Objectives: Obesity is a recognized risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome (OSAS). We evaluated whether total trunk and central fat mass (CFM) is …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete and
partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The diagnosis of OSA requires the …