Obesity and sleep-related breathing disorders.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2011.03.005
- Author:
Jin-mei LUO
1
;
Yi XIAO
Author Information
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Obesity;
complications;
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome;
etiology;
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive;
complications;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive;
etiology
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2011;33(3):235-238
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Obesity, with an increasing prevalence,has become one of the most common metabolic diseases. Obesity is associated with many respiratory diseases, especially sleep-related breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and overlap syndrome. This article reviews the association between obesity and these sleep-related breathing disorders.
