Association of Low Arousal Threshold Obstructive Sleep Apnea Manifestations with Body Fat and Water Distribution.

ABSTRACT: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with a low arousal threshold (low-ArTH) phenotype can cause minor respiratory events that exacerbate sleep fragmentation. Although anthropometric features may affect the risk of low-ArTH OSA, the associations and underlying mechanisms require further investigation. This study investigated the relationships of body fat and water distribution with polysomnography parameters by using data from a sleep center database. The derived data were classified as those for low-ArTH in accordance with criteria that considered oximetry and the frequency and type fraction of respiratory events and analyzed using mean comparison and regression approaches. The low-ArTH group members (n = 1850) were significantly older and had a higher visceral fat level, body fat percent

SUBMITTER: Hsu WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223607 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature