{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(6)"],"submitter":["Mallamaci F"],"pubmed_abstract":["Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), as defined by the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI), is a highly prevalent disturbance in end stage kidney disease. SDB improves early on after renal transplantation but long-term changes in AHI in these patients have not been studied. We studied the long-term changes in AHI in a series of 221 renal transplant patients (mean age: 47 ± 12 years; 70% males) over a median follow up of 35 months. Data analysis was made by the generalized estimating equations method (GEE). On longitudinal observation, the median AHI rose from 1.8 (Interquartile range: 0.6-5.0) to 2.9 (IQR: 1.0-6.6) and to 3.6 (IQR: 1.7-10.4) at the second and third visit, respectively (p = 0.009 by the GEE model and the proportion of patients with moderate to severe SDB rose from 8% to 20%. Longitudin"],"journal":["Journal of clinical medicine"],"pagination":["E1739"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7355565"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Long-Term Changes in Sleep Disordered Breathing in Renal Transplant Patients: Relevance of the BMI."],"pmcid":["PMC7355565"],"pubmed_authors":["Mallamaci F","Tripepi R","Marino C","Versace MC","Sanguedolce MC","D'Arrigo G","Tripepi G","Porto G","Zoccali C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Long-Term Changes in Sleep Disordered Breathing in Renal Transplant Patients: Relevance of the BMI.","description":"Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), as defined by the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI), is a highly prevalent disturbance in end stage kidney disease. SDB improves early on after renal transplantation but long-term changes in AHI in these patients have not been studied. We studied the long-term changes in AHI in a series of 221 renal transplant patients (mean age: 47 ± 12 years; 70% males) over a median follow up of 35 months. Data analysis was made by the generalized estimating equations method (GEE). On longitudinal observation, the median AHI rose from 1.8 (Interquartile range: 0.6-5.0) to 2.9 (IQR: 1.0-6.6) and to 3.6 (IQR: 1.7-10.4) at the second and third visit, respectively (p = 0.009 by the GEE model and the proportion of patients with moderate to severe SDB rose from 8% to 20%. Longitudin","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Jun","modification":"2025-04-19T18:01:46.108Z","creation":"2025-04-19T18:01:46.108Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7355565","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32512816"],"doi":["10.3390/jcm9061739"]}}