The impact of sleep-disordered breathing on body mass index (BMI): the sleep heart health study (SHHS)

The impact of sleep-disordered breathing on body mass index (BMI): the sleep heart health study (SHHS)

Introduction: It is well known that obesity is a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). However, whether SDB predicts increase in BMI is not well defined. Data from the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) were analyzed to determine whether SDB predicts longitudinal increase in BMI, adjusted f...

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Main Authors: Robbins JA, Resnick HE, Punjabi NM, Newman AB, Silva GE, Behari A, Goodwin JL, Brown MA, Quan SF
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2011-12-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
Sleep Heart Health Study
sleep apnea
apnea hypopnea index
obesity
polysomnography
sleep disordered breathing
weight gain
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