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Clinical usefulness of the body muscle-to-fat ratio for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with inadequatel

Endocrinology
Author
Kurinami N et al.
Used Parameters : BMI, Muscle Mass, BFm, PBF

Publication Year : 2018

Country : Japan

Journal : Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Aims To investigate whether body composition measures can be used for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) suspected of having OSAS. Methods Subjects were 186 hospital inpatients with inadequately controlled T2DM. We measured the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) as an indicator of OSAS using a sheet-type breath detection monitor, defining OSAS as an RDI≥ 19 events/hour. Elementary body composition was measured by bioelectrical impedance …
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