Adiposity but not severity of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing correlates with morning plasma TNF-α levels in Greek children

V. Theologi, V. Varlami, G. Malakasioti, I. Tsilioni, K. Chaidas, E. Alexopoulos, A. Kaditis, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Physiological monitoring during sleep and in neuromuscular disease in children
Session: Physiological monitoring during sleep and in neuromuscular disease in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1394
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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V. Theologi, V. Varlami, G. Malakasioti, I. Tsilioni, K. Chaidas, E. Alexopoulos, A. Kaditis, K. Gourgoulianis (Larissa, Athens, Greece). Adiposity but not severity of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing correlates with morning plasma TNF-α levels in Greek children. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1394

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