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. 2016 Sep 1;594(17):4687-90.
doi: 10.1113/JP272114. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

CrossTalk proposal: Metabolic syndrome causes sleep apnoea

Alexandros N Vgontzas  1 , Jordan Gaines  2 , Silke Ryan  3 , Walter T McNicholas  3
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CrossTalk proposal: Metabolic syndrome causes sleep apnoea

Alexandros N Vgontzas et al. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1. Heuristic model of the association between metabolic syndrome and sleep apnea
A, model illustrating the development of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Mediated by inflammation, accumulating visceral obesity may eventually lead to metabolic syndrome, which is associated with reduced upper airway (UA) patency, depression of ventilation, and reduced residual lung capacity that manifests as OSA. B, the prevalence of clinically defined OSA in men and women (top) and metabolic syndrome in U.S. men (bottom; NHANES 1988–1994).
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