Serum leptin and vascular risk factors in obstructive sleep apnea
MSM Ip, KSL Lam, C Ho, KWT Tsang, W Lam - Chest, 2000 - Elsevier
Study objectives To define the metabolic profilerelevant to vascular risks in obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and therole of leptin resistance in this risk profile. Design Case control study.
Setting Sleep Laboratory, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, China. Methods
Thirty OSA subjects were matched with 30 non-OSAsubjects for body mass index (BMI), age,
sex, and menopausal status. Neck, waist, and hip girth, skinfold thickness, and fasting
serumlevels of lipids, glucose, insulin, and leptin were compared betweenthese two groups …
apnea (OSA) and therole of leptin resistance in this risk profile. Design Case control study.
Setting Sleep Laboratory, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, China. Methods
Thirty OSA subjects were matched with 30 non-OSAsubjects for body mass index (BMI), age,
sex, and menopausal status. Neck, waist, and hip girth, skinfold thickness, and fasting
serumlevels of lipids, glucose, insulin, and leptin were compared betweenthese two groups …