Determinants of the apnea index in a sleep center population

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Tashkandi, Yasir ^a   Badr, M Safwan ^a   Rowley, James A ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Gender; Neck circumference; Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; APNEA MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33746916037     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-005-0034-x     Document Type: Article

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