Journal article
Obstructive sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients: a population-based study
Abstract
PurposeA high proportion of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains undiagnosed. The main objectives of this study were to measure the prevalence of diagnosed OSA and determine OSA predictors in patients who underwent bariatric surgery, who are predominantly female and pre-menopausal and represent an understudied population in OSA literature.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional population-based study using the Ontario Bariatric Registry (OBR) from …
Authors
Martelli V; Doumouras AG; Mbuagbaw L; Ayas N; Tarride J-E
Journal
Sleep and Breathing, Vol. 29, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2025
DOI
10.1007/s11325-025-03246-x
ISSN
1520-9512