Cut-off points of neck and waist circumference as predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in the Colombian population: a comparison with polysomnography

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neck circumference (NC) is a useful anthropometric measure for predicting obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Ethnicity and sex also influence obesity phenotypes. NC cut-offs for defining OSA have not been established for the Latin American population. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate NC, w...

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Autors principals:	Sandra Brigitte Amado Garzon, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz-Velandia, Alvaro J Ruiz, Patricia Hidalgo Martínez, Liliana Otero
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Associação Paulista de Medicina 2023-12-01
Col·lecció:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Matèries:	Waist circumference Sleep apnea, obstructive Area under curve Body mass index Obstructive apnea Cut-off point Neck circumference
Accés en línia:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802024000300205&lng=en&tlng=en
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