Body weight and obstructive sleep apnea: a mathematical relationship between body mass index and apnea-hypopnea index in veterans.
Fattal D, Hester S, Wendt L.
Fattal D, et al. Among authors: wendt l.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Dec 1;18(12):2723-2729. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10190.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2022.
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This equation can be a practical rule of thumb that can be implemented in clinics to predict the amount of weight a patient needs to lose to decrease their apnea, which might help motivate patients to lose weight. CITATION: Fattal D, Hester S, Wendt L. Body weight a …
This equation can be a practical rule of thumb that can be implemented in clinics to predict the amount of weight a patient needs to lose to …