Diabetes Is an Independent Risk Factor for Severe Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Obese Patients. A Case-Control Study

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004692
• Publication Date: 2009-03-04T19:31:11Z
• Authors: Albert Lecube; Gabriel Sampol; Patricia Lloberes; Odile Romero; Jordi Mesa; Cristina Hernández; Rafael Simó
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; Science; Q; R; 3. Good health; Diabetes Complications; 03 medical and health sciences; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; 0302 clinical medicine; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Risk Factors; Case-Control Studies; Medicine; Humans; Female; Obesity; Hypoxia; Research Article

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity have become two of the main threats to public health in Western world. In addition, is most important determinant sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS), a condition that adversely affects glucose metabolism. However, it unknown whether patients with more severe SAHS than non-diabetic subjects. The aim this cross-sectional case-control study was evaluate obese T2DM are prone