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Relations between body mass index, laryngeal fat pads, and laryngeal airway configuration in adult men population
- Source :
- International Journal of Obesity. 45:288-295
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- The impact of body mass index (BMI) on pharyngeal fat pads has been well studied, yet no study has assessed its associations on laryngeal morphology. To study the associations of BMI differences on laryngeal morphology in adult males using computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans. All adult male patients who underwent head and neck CTAs between 2011 and 2018 were initially included and categorized according to their BMI: (1) BMI
- Subjects :
- Epiglottis
medicine.medical_specialty
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Population
Medicine (miscellaneous)
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Continuous variable
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Computed tomography angiography
education.field_of_study
Nutrition and Dietetics
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
medicine.disease
Laryngeal airway
Obstructive sleep apnea
medicine.anatomical_structure
Cardiology
Airway
business
Body mass index
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14765497 and 03070565
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Obesity
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6d875a76f745893ed8674bd5d3b6a222
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-0631-6