Drop in Oxygen Saturation in Apnea Tied to Obesity
Posted Oct 09 2009 10:02pm
By Kristina Fiore
Obese patients may experience more severe blood oxygen desaturation during apnea and hypopnea events, researchers say.
Body mass index (BMI) was positively associated with the severity of oxygen desaturation, independently of confounding variables that included age, gender, sleeping position, baseline oxygen saturation, according to Paul E. Peppard, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Researchers reported their findings online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
By Kristina Fiore
Body mass index (BMI) was positively associated with the severity of oxygen desaturation, independently of confounding variables that included age, gender, sleeping position, baseline oxygen saturation, according to Paul E. Peppard, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Researchers reported their findings online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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