Shorter mandibular length is associated with a greater fall in AHI with weight loss

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 451-456

  Naughton, Matthew T ^a,b   Monteith, Brian D ^c   Manton, David J ^c   Dever, Paul ^c   Schachter, Linda M ^d   O'Brien, Paul E ^d   Dixon, John B ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apnea; Mandibular length; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBULAR BODY LENGTH; NECK CIRCUMFERENCE; OBESITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84927920734     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.4604     Document Type: Article

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