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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2018; 9(4): 66-71
Published online Apr 15, 2018. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i4.66
Correlation between metabolic syndrome and sleep apnea
Alejandro Castaneda, Edgar Jauregui-Maldonado, Iqbal Ratnani, Joseph Varon, Salim Surani
Alejandro Castaneda, Edgar Jauregui-Maldonado, Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Iqbal Ratnani, DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Joseph Varon, Department of Acute and Continuing Care. The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX 77030, United States
Salim Surani, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Texas A and M University, Health Science Center, Corpus Christi, TX 78404, United States
Author contributions: Castaneda A and Jauregui-Maldonado E were involved in the preparation of the manuscript; Ratnani I, Varon J and Surani S were involved in concept generation, preparation and review of the article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no declared competing conflict of interest between authors.
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Correspondence to: Salim Surani, MD, MPH, FAASM, Adjunct Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Texas A and M University, Health Science Center, 701 Ayers Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78404, United States. srsurani@hotmail.com
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Received: March 19, 2018
Peer-review started: March 20, 2018
First decision: April 2, 2018
Revised: April 9, 2018
Accepted: April 12, 2018
Article in press: April 12, 2018
Published online: April 15, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), has been tightly-related to several components of metabolic syndrome (MS). However, most of the evidence documented has only evaluated individual components of the MS, or patients with a diagnosis of OSA.