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Diabetes and metabolic aspects of OSA
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Lam J. C-M., Lui M. M-S., Ip M. S-M.
Eur Respir Mon 2010; 50: 189-215		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is increasingly recognised as a risk factor for cardiometabolic dysfunction. Obesity is the most common risk factor in OSA, and various obesity-related cardiometabolic disorders, including a spectrum of glucose disorders from insulin resistance to overt type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and the metabolic syndrome, have all been found to be highly associated with sleep-disordered breathing. Current evidence on the magnitude of the impact on ultim... [View all]
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