Risk of obstructive sleep apnea with daytime sleepiness is associated with liver damage in non-morbidly obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Risk of obstructive sleep apnea with daytime sleepiness is associated with liver damage in non-morbidly obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

BACKGROUND: A high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been reported in severely obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but few studies have evaluated OSAS in non-morbidly obese NAFLD patients. AIMS: To determine the prevalence of risk for OSAS with or wi...

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Main Authors: Edoardo Alessandro Pulixi, Eleonora Tobaldini, Pier Maria Battezzati, Paola D'Ingianna, Vittorio Borroni, Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Marco Maggioni, Serena Pelusi, Mara Bulgheroni, Massimo Zuin, Silvia Fargion, Nicola Montano, Luca Valenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3999268?pdf=render

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