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Burden of Comorbidities in Patients with OSAS and COPD-OSAS Overlap Syndrome

Alexandros N. FlarisAthanasios VoulgarisSophia E. SchizaPaschalis SteiropoulosPaschalis NtoliosKostas ArchontogeorgisAthanasia PatakaMaria R. BonsignoreMaria R. Bonsignore

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comorbiditiemedicine.medical_specialtyMedicine (General)obstructive sleep apnea syndromeComorbiditySettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Respiratoriooverlap syndromecomorbiditiesArticlechronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseFEV1/FVC ratioPulmonary Disease Chronic ObstructiveR5-920cardiovascular diseaseInternal medicinemedicineHumansRetrospective StudiesCOPDSleep Apnea Obstructivebusiness.industryOverlap syndromeGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseComorbiditynervous system diseasesRespiratory Function Testsrespiratory tract diseasesObstructive sleep apneaApnea–hypopnea indexCohortbusinessDyslipidemia

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Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are usually associated with multi-morbidity. The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the prevalence of comorbidities in a cohort of patients with OSAS and COPD-OSAS overlap syndrome (OS) patients and to explore differences between these two groups. Materials and Methods: Included were consecutive OS patients and OSAS patients who had been referred to our sleep laboratory, and were matched in terms of sex, age, BMI, and smoking history. Presence of comorbidities was recorded based on their medical history and after clinical and laboratory examination. Results: The two groups, OS patients (n = 163, AHI &gt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-11-04Medicina
10.3390/medicina57111201https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/11/1201