Publications by authors named "Orsolya Veber"
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- The study investigates how different lunar phases affect sleep characteristics in humans, given the popular belief that the moon influences behavior and health.
- A total of 319 patients underwent sleep studies, revealing that sleep quality, defined by sleep efficiency and deep sleep duration, was notably worse during the full moon compared to the new moon and alternate moon phases.
- The findings suggest a connection between the full moon and poorer sleep, aligning with previous reports and common beliefs about the lunar cycle's impact on human physiology.
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often accompanied by the metabolic syndrome. Because both conditions are associated with depressed heart rate variability (HRV) separately, our aim was to study whether co-morbid OSA is associated with more reduced HRV in male patients with the metabolic syndrome.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 35 men (age, 57±11 years) with the metabolic syndrome (according to International Diabetes Federation criteria) were included.
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- A study was conducted with 100 kidney transplant patients to explore the relationship between sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia) and inflammatory markers.
- Results showed no significant differences in inflammatory markers between patients with or without these sleep disorders, but a higher level of IL-6 was found in insomniacs compared to non-insomniacs.
- The findings suggest that, overall, objectively assessed sleep disorders may not correlate with inflammation in kidney transplant recipients.
Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) is prevalent among dialysed patients and is associated with increased risk of mortality. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of this disease in a sample of transplanted and waiting-list haemodialysed patients. One hundred transplanted and 50 waiting-list patients underwent polysomnography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring the past decades obesity and diabetes have become increasingly common in modern, industrialized societies. At the same time sleep disorders, chronic sleep loss and sleep deprivation have also become more and more prevalent. There may be a positive feed back circle between the two disorders: sleep problems may affect endocrine function and metabolic conditions, while metabolic abnormalities potentially interfere with sleep regulation.
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