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Figure 1 Flowchart depicting the patient recruitment process.
AHI: Apnea-hypopnea index; BMI: Body mass index; OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea.
Figure 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome prevalence in and metabolic scores of patients with and without daytime hypercapnia.
A: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was significantly greater in patients with daytime hypercapnia (P = 0.043); B: Metabolic score was significantly greater in patients with daytime hypercapnia (P = 0.035).
- Citation: Kimura Y, Kasai T, Tomita Y, Kasagi S, Takaya H, Kato M, Kawana F, Narui K. Relationship between metabolic syndrome and hypercapnia among obese patients with sleep apnea. World J Respirol 2020; 10(1): 1-10
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6255/full/v10/i1/1.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5320/wjr.v10.i1.1