Obesity

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Usefulness of Truncal Obesity Indices as Predictive Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Carlos Martinez-Rivera, Jorge Abad, Jose A Fiz, Jose Rios and Josep Morera

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Table 1. Characteristics of the study group

VariablesValues
Age (years)51.9 plusminus 9.5
AHI26.7 plusminus 24.9
Height (cm)165 plusminus 9
Weight (kg)85.47 plusminus 16.9
BMI (kg/m2)31.19 plusminus 5.95
Waist circumference (cm)104.3 plusminus13.58
Hips circumference (cm)108.1 plusminus 13.37
Waist-to-hip ratio0.96 plusminus 0.06
Neck circumference (cm)41.7 plusminus 4.07

 The study group contained 192 patients referred to our sleep respiratory disorders clinic with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Data are shown as mean plusminus s.d.

 AHI, apnea-hypopnea index.

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