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. 2014 Sep;9(3):341-347.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2014.05.007.

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Epidemiology and Diagnosis

Jay S Balachandran  1 , Juan Fernando Masa  2 , Babak Mokhlesi  1
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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Epidemiology and Diagnosis

Jay S Balachandran et al. Sleep Med Clin. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Morbid obesity; Obesity; Obesity hypoventilation syndrome; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep hypoventilation; Sleep-disordered breathing.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Estimated prevalence of OHS in the US adult population. The overall prevalence of OHS can be estimated using severe obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2) and OSA prevalence data. This estimate is likely conservative, because it does not take into account the roughly 10% of OHS patients who do not have OSA. OHS may be more prevalent in the United States because of the higher prevalence of severe obesity than other countries.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Prevalence of OHS in patients with OSA, sorted by BMI. In the UK study, the mean BMI was nearly 40 kg/m2 and 38% of subjects had a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2. Similarly, in the US study, the mean BMI was 43 kg/m2 and 60% of subjects had a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2. In contrast, the mean BMI in the French study was 34 kg/m2 and only 15% of subjects had a BMI greater than 40 kg/m2. Italian data were provided by Onofrio Resta, personal communication.
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