CrossTalk proposal: Metabolic syndrome causes sleep apnoea

J Physiol. 2016 Sep 1;594(17):4687-90. doi: 10.1113/JP272114. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

Authors

Alexandros N Vgontzas¹, Jordan Gaines², Silke Ryan³, Walter T McNicholas³

Affiliations

¹ Sleep Research and Treatment Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. avgontzas@psu.edu.
² Sleep Research and Treatment Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
³ Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin and School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College, Dublin, Ireland.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Inflammation
Metabolic Syndrome / complications*
Metabolic Syndrome / epidemiology
Metabolic Syndrome / physiopathology
Obesity / complications
Prevalence
Respiratory System / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology