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CPAP treatment in the coexistence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and metabolic syndrome, results of one year follow up.
Acta Clin Belg
December 2009
Department of Chest Medicine and Steep Medicine Center, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Ankara, Turkiye.
Objective: To investigate the effect of one year continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on metabolic syndrome (MS) prevalence and components in patients diagnosed with both obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and metabolic syndrome.
Methods: This was a single center, observational prospective cohort study. 38 patients who were diagnosed with OSAS after polysomnographic analysis in sleep laboratory and diagnosed with MS according to National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) guideline and underwent CPAP treatment were followed for one year.