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The impact of obesity in cognitive and memory dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
- Source :
- International Journal of Obesity. 43:355-361
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.
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Abstract
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder, results in decreased daytime alertness and neurocognitive dysfunction. Obesity is considered a major risk factor for the development and progression of OSA and the resulting cognitive dysfunction. However, the effect of obesity on neurocognitive dysfunction in OSA has been rarely investigated. Eighty-three patients with moderate to severe OSA syndrome were recruited in our study. After matching for education, age, and body mass index (BMI), 40 patients were enrolled into our study with matched obese (BMI ≧ 30) and non-obese (BMI
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Memory Dysfunction
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Medicine (miscellaneous)
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Neuropsychological Tests
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
Reaction Time
medicine
Humans
Cognitive Dysfunction
Obesity
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Sleep disorder
Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry
Psychomotor vigilance task
Sleep apnea
Cognition
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
nervous system diseases
respiratory tract diseases
Obstructive sleep apnea
Female
business
Body mass index
Stroop effect
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14765497 and 03070565
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Obesity
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b73a9f4a4aea6c3310eb963f5bc2a188