… excluded due to CPAP refusal or poor CPAP compliance, a change in body mass index (BMI)
of >5% compared to baseline, or failure to keep the scheduled appointments at the CPAP …

… airway patency during sleep using CPAP or oral appliances; permanent anatomical changes
to the upper airway through surgery; and weight loss therapies including bariatric surgery. …

… (PSG) changes with major weight loss. We examined the effect of weight loss following
laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) on the PSG changes in patients with severe OSA…

… CPAP therapy on gas exchange in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome who failed
CPAP titration due … Our findings may result in changes in positive airway pressure titration …

… OSA, none of these variables were related to the change in PaCO2 in our model.It is … BMI
or change in BMI and the change in PaCO2 because our cohort was homogeneously obese …

… long-term effect of CPAP on various immunologic parameters … To address this, we studied
the changes in peripheral blood … their BMI remained stable, thus excluding a role for obesity in …

… that obstructive sleep apnea activates pathways that lead to insulin … apnea thus activates the
same pathways as does obesity. … In the most obese subjects, there was no change in insulin …

… Eligibility criteria included having a diagnosis of OSA, currently using or initiating use of a
CPAP device, and having a body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 45 kg/m 2 . Individuals …

… due to the obesity pandemic. It is estimated that 13% of men and 6% of women have moderate
to severe OSA defined as an apnea… tissue structural changes induced by CPAP in normal …

… in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, who are often obese and at an increased risk of …
In the HeartBEAT trial, 12 weeks of CPAP treatment did not lead to significant changes in …