Association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and waist-to-height ratio.
CONCLUSIONS: A high value of waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and BMI is associated with the presence and severity of OSAS. We have determined the cutoff values of the studied anthropometric measurements in both sexes for OSAS and severe OSAS.
PMID: 30238284 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Unal Y, Ozturk DA, Tosun K, Kutlu G Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research
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