Obstructive sleep apnoea is independently associated with the metabolic syndrome but not insulin resistance state

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a cardio-metabolic disorder. Whether metabolic syndrome (MS), insulin resistance (IR) and albuminuria are independently associated with OSA is unclear, but defining the interactions between OSA and various cardiovascular (CV) ris...

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Main Authors: Sithole J, Horwood F, Gruber A, Ali NJ, Idris I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Online Access:http://www.cardiab.com/content/5/1/22