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The impact of alcohol on breathing parameters during sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Effect of an Interdisciplinary Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: The INTERAPNEA Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- The long-term effects of drinking alcohol for stress coping on mental health symptoms among Fukushima nuclear plant workers: the Fukushima NEWS Project study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Association between occlusal support and self-reported witnessed apnea during sleep: a cross-sectional study with sex-specific differences.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Sleep Disorders in Pregnant Women and Their Impact on Maternal and Fetal Outcomes: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Analysis of sleep quality and its influencing factors among residents in Chengguan District of Lhasa.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Linking sleep apnea and arthritis in the National Alzheimer Coordinating Center Cohort: A cross-sectional analysis.Medicine · 2026Article
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- Sleep quality and duration following the use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis in the daily life of community adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Differential Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Alcoholic Versus Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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- Development and validation of an explainable predictive model for the risk of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in resistant hypertensive patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A Case of Mild OSA Exacerbated by Alcohol Use.Respirology case reports · 2025Article
- Racial and Ethnic and Sex Differences in At-Home Estimates of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Parameters among Diverse Adults.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of obstructive sleep apnea in depression: an observational retrospective study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Impact of Developmental Alcohol Exposure on Sleep Physiology.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- Oxytocin Receptor Polymorphism Is Associated With Sleep Apnea Symptoms.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2024Article
- The link between fear of disease progression and health promotion behaviors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome (OSAHS): the mediating role of social support.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Recent advances in managing obstructive sleep apnea.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- The association between irregularity in sleep-wake rhythm and CPAP adherence.Npj biological timing and sleep · 2024Article
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Abstract
Alcohol, a muscle relaxant, can potentially worsen obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but the literature on the effects of alcohol on OSA is conflicting. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examined the impact of alcohol on breathing parameters during sleep. Ovid Medline, Embase and PsycINFO databases were queried through November 1, 2017 for studies that reported objective measures of breathing during sleep, prior to and after alcohol administration. Weighted mean differences (WMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and mean oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2). Secondary outcome measures were examined where available. The meta-analysis of 14 eligible studies (n = 422; 71.9% male) found that AHI increased significantly after alcohol administration (WMD = 2.33; 95% CI = 1.41 to 3.25, I
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