Obstructive sleep apnea and liver injury in severely obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

CONCLUSIONS: OSA may play a role in liver injury among severely obese individuals with NAFLD. Insulin resistance and systemic inflammation were possible contributing factors in this process.
PMID: 32002742 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - January 29, 2020 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Zhang L, Zhang X, Meng H, Li Y, Han T, Wang C Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research