Anthropometric measurements in community-dwelling older adults of Amerindian ancestry with obstructive sleep apnea. The Atahualpa project

Sleep Med. 2020 Apr:68:18-19. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.08.023. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Authors

Oscar H Del Brutto¹, Robertino M Mera², Pablo R Castillo³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo - Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Electronic address: oscardelbrutto@hotmail.com.
² Department of Epidemiology, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, USA.
³ Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

PMID: 32014831
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.08.023

No abstract available

Keywords: Amerindians; Body mass index; Neck circumference; Obstructive sleep apnea; Waist-to-Height ratio; Waist-to-hip ratio.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Anthropometry
Body Mass Index
Humans
Independent Living*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive*
Waist Circumference
Waist-Hip Ratio